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Seagate ST2000VX000

Video SV35.6 Series 2TB

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Release date: Q4 2011.

Average Bench: 89.8% (30th of 1015)

more Based on 7,223 user benchmarks.  Models: ST2000VX000-1CU164, ST2000VX000-1CU1, ST2000VX ST2000VX000-1ES1, ST2000VX 000-9YW164, ST2000VX ST2000VX000-1CU1, ST2000VX ST2000VX000-9YW1, ST2000VX000-9YW1, ST2000VX000-1ES164, ST2000VX000-1ES1, ST2000VX 000-1CU164, ST2000VX000-9YW164, ST2000VX 000-1ES164

In terms of specs, price and age the Video SV35.6 appears to be identical to its 2TB Barracuda 7200.14 sibling. We have only seen nine user samples for the SV35.6 so far so we don't have enough data to formulate a strong opinion as yet but based on the samples we have seen, this drive appears to underperform the barracuda. Peak sequential speeds are similar but random 4k speeds lag by around 15%. It's possible that these are just statistical discrepancies that will iron themselves out as we see more samples but in the mean time we would recommend the barracuda 7200.14 over this drive. [Jan '14 HDrivePro]

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Poor: 58%Average: 89.8% Great: 114%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB averaged just 10.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.71MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 160MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB is 56.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 71.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.27MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,223 samples)
Rank 3089.8%
Min Avg Max
95.3 Read 160 203
90.5 Write 154 199
32.4 Mixed 71.4 88.7
86.2 SusWrite 154 202
98.4% 135 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.74 0.9
0.6 4K Write 1.27 1.7
0.3 4K Mixed 0.71 0.9
133% 0.91 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: CV26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 170 168 170 170 172 MB/s
99.8% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 171
Mixed 77.6
SusWrite 169
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CV23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 78 71 86 145 139 MB/s
80.6% Excellent
Read 185
Write 163
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 96.5
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 83 75 64 81 90 MB/s
65.7% Good
Read 149
Write 139
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 79.8
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.83 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $116 @ launch in Dec '11
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Gaming 75%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 67%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $228

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $290Bench 85%, 385,752 samples18,099x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $205Bench 81%, 264,584 samples12,995x
Core i7-6700Intel  $299Bench 77%, 160,168 samples2,665x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $408Bench 78%, 785,629 samples7,801x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 103%, 706,651 samples4,998x
GTX 970Nvidia  $395Bench 52%, 541,463 samples4,773x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $75Bench 104%, 662,032 samples4,576x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 110%, 469,351 samples3,732x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 175,522 samples837x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 84%, 374,591 samples3,188x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 82%, 25,604 samples2,013x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 41,556 samples2,001x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $1,076

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