Average Bench: 80.2% (78th of 1015)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000NM000A-2HZ100, ST4000NM000A-2HZ, ST4000NM 000A-2HZ100

Very good average bench

The Seagate ST4000NM000A-2HZ100 4TB averaged just 19.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST4000NM000A-2HZ100 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 2.26MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.84MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST4000NM000A-2HZ100 4TB is 97.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST4000NM000A-2HZ100 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 57.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 136MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Min Avg Max
9.7 Read 136 196
70.7 Write 140 197
11.3 Mixed 57.5 107
35.1 SusWrite 143 187
86.8% 119 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0 4K Read 2.26 7.6
0.3 4K Write 2.73 4.4
0.3 4K Mixed 0.84 1.1
238% 1.94 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: TN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 189 188 188 186 MB/s
Read 196
Write 197
Mixed 107
SusWrite 187
126% 172 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1.1
258% 2.27 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: TN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 183 186 186 186 185 MB/s
Read 179
Write 184
Mixed 86.1
SusWrite 185
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 1.1
262% 2.27 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,334,171 HDDs tested

Typical ST4000NM000A-2HZ100 4TB Builds (Compare 5,229 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 5810

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 27% - Poor Total price: $80

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