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Seagate ST2000VX000

Video SV35.6 Series 2TB

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Release date: Q4 2011.

Average Bench: 88.7% (37th of 1015)

more Based on 6,209 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: 54%Average: 88.7% Great: 113%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB averaged just 11.2% 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 0.72MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 158MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB is 59.2%. 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 71.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.27MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,209 samples)
Rank 3788.7%
Min Avg Max
90.7 Read 158 203
90.5 Write 153 197
32.2 Mixed 71.2 89.4
89.7 SusWrite 152 197
97.4% 133 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.74 0.9
0.6 4K Write 1.27 1.7
0.3 4K Mixed 0.72 0.9
135% 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: CV22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 194 190 195 194 195 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 187
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 193
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CV23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 187 192 195 195 192 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 189
Mixed 80
SusWrite 190
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.93 MB/s
161GB free
Firmware: CV27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 100 101 104 103 MB/s
72.1% Very good
Read 149
Write 146
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 102
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
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Approx. $116 @ launch in Dec '11
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Gaming
Gaming 75%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 56%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $228

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $275Bench 81%, 350,102 samples14,470x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $210Bench 77%, 219,124 samples10,430x
Core i7-6700Intel  $318Bench 69%, 131,445 samples2,093x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $369Bench 79%, 714,011 samples6,348x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 104%, 528,138 samples4,150x
GTX 970Nvidia  $185Bench 52%, 490,040 samples3,919x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 529,683 samples3,825x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $107Bench 112%, 412,784 samples3,101x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 152,751 samples750x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $71Bench 85%, 252,931 samples2,606x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 84%, 19,217 samples1,652x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 72%, 35,009 samples1,631x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,019

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