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ST4000VM004-2U41 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 48.1% (335th of 1015)

Based on 24 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000VM004-2U41, ST4000VM004-2U4104, ST4000VM 004-2U4104
Poor: 36%Average: 48.1% Great: 62%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST4000VM004-2U41 4TB averaged 51.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.36MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.09MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST4000VM004-2U41 4TB is 26%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate ST4000VM004-2U41 4TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 48.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 46.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 24 samples)
Rank 33548.1%
Min Avg Max
10.9 Read 48.4 98.8
23.3 Write 107 160
24.7 Mixed 46.6 104
64.9 SusWrite 119 166
58.8% 80.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.48 0.8
0.5 4K Write 2.09 3.3
0.1 4K Mixed 0.36 0.7
99.1% 0.98 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: DA10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 140 97 121 122 102 MB/s
56.7% Above average
Read 74.5
Write 117
Mixed 48.9
SusWrite 122
66% 90.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.6
145% 1.37 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 139 135 133 122 115 MB/s
56.5% Above average
Read 72.7
Write 111
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 124
70% 95.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.1
82% 1.13 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 154 167 160 109 133 MB/s
51.6% Above average
Read 33.7
Write 160
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 145
68% 94.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.2
109% 1.3 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 69 65 98 96 91 MB/s
51.5% Above average
Read 98.8
Write 74.7
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 80.4
59% 80.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.4
118% 1.17 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 128 124 102 75 MB/s
50.8% Above average
Read 63.3
Write 136
Mixed 104
SusWrite 113
78% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.4
111% 1.17 MB/s
731GB free
Firmware: DA10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 112 124 136 130 116 MB/s
41.8% Average
Read 18.9
Write 158
Mixed 26.9
SusWrite 127
60% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.1
36% 0.4 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: DA10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 85 73 67 55 63 MB/s
38% Below average
Read 53.1
Write 23.3
Mixed 73.1
SusWrite 79.4
43% 57.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.2
52% 0.4 MB/s
461GB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 111 109 118 75 43 MB/s
35.8% Below average
Read 33.8
Write 77.8
Mixed 26.2
SusWrite 90.7
42% 57.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 1.03 MB/s
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Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B450M AORUS ELITE

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples199x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples77x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples50x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples51x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples50x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples43x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples25x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples18x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples15x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples27x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples24x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples21x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $392

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