Average Bench: 75.6% (102nd of 1015)

more Based on 4,962 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000VN000-1H4168, ST4000VN000-2AH1, ST4000VN000-2AH166, ST4000VN 000-1H4168, ST4000VN000-1H41, ST4000VN 000-2AH166, ST4000VN ST4000VN000-1H41

Good average bench

The Seagate NAS HDD 4TB averaged 24.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate NAS HDD 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.68MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 132MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate NAS HDD 4TB is 55%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate NAS HDD 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 68.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,962 samples)
Min Avg Max
72.2 Read 132 178
72.1 Write 130 172
42.2 Mixed 68.5 80.9
71.4 SusWrite 132 175
84.6% 116 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.6 0.7
1.2 4K Write 1.6 1.9
0.5 4K Mixed 0.68 0.8
130% 0.96 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 152 162 162 169 173 MB/s
Read 175
Write 148
Mixed 80.6
SusWrite 162
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 157 154 146 152 MB/s
Read 174
Write 174
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 155
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: SC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 134 137 126 133 131 MB/s
Read 160
Write 150
Mixed 58.8
SusWrite 133
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.93 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,326,887 HDDs tested

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MSRP ≈ $169 @ launch in Jun '13
AmazonUS $1452 days
BHPhotoUS $2107 years
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Typical NAS HDD 4TB Builds (Compare 25,803 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 129%
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Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $192

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $932

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