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Seagate ST2000VX000

Video SV35.6 Series 2TB

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Release date: Q4 2011.

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Average Bench: 88.4% (36th of 1010)

more Based on 4,013 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: 52%Average: 88.4% Great: 114%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB averaged just 11.5% 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 156MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB is 61.5%. This is a particularly 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 71.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.29MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,013 samples)
Rank 3688.4%
Min Avg Max
78.1 Read 156 203
86.4 Write 151 197
33 Mixed 71.3 87.5
91.8 SusWrite 153 200
97% 133 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.73 0.9
0.7 4K Write 1.29 1.7
0.39 4K Mixed 0.72 0.9
135% 0.92 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 172 174 176 175 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 158
Mixed 78
SusWrite 174
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.93 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CV26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 131 161 175 175 174 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 177
Mixed 83.8
SusWrite 160
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.07 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CV27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 143 137 172 171 172 MB/s
98.6% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 181
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 152
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CV23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 146 145 146 147 MB/s
95.8% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 165
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 144
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.93 MB/s
211GB free
Firmware: CV13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 110 111 110 115 MB/s
63.2% Good
Read 110
Write 116
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 111
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.73 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $116 @ launch in Dec '11
NeweggUS $8017 months
AmazonUS $10928 days
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Gaming
Gaming 93%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 65%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $157

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $290Bench 89%, 258,615 samples9,891x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $234Bench 85%, 164,970 samples7,035x
Core i7-6700Intel  $314Bench 75%, 86,111 samples1,372x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $350Bench 98%, 465,493 samples4,469x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $498Bench 122%, 359,442 samples2,968x
GTX 970Nvidia  $374Bench 63%, 359,207 samples2,830x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $63Bench 105%, 350,190 samples2,864x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 114%, 291,972 samples2,158x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 111,914 samples611x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $115Bench 87%, 145,991 samples1,832x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 84%, 15,321 samples1,163x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $186Bench 73%, 25,359 samples1,144x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $975

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