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ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 74.7% (112th of 1015)

more Based on 39,407 user benchmarks.  Models: ST1000VM002-1CT162, ST1000VM 002-9ZL162, ST1000VM 002-1SD102, ST1000VM002-1ET1, ST1000VM002-1CT1, ST1000VM002-1CT164, ST1000VM 002-1ET162, ST1000VM ST1000VM002-1ET1, ST1000VM002-1SD1, ST1000VM ST1000VM002-9ZL1, ST1000VM002-9ZL162, ST1000VM002-1ET162, ST1000VM ST1000VM002-1CT1, ST1000VM002-1SD102, ST1000VM002-9ZL1, ST1000VM002-9UY166, ST1000VM002-9UY164, ST1000VM 002
Poor: 42%Average: 74.7% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB averaged 25.3% 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 0.71MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.75MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB is 55.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 63.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.37MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 39,407 samples)
Rank 11274.7%
Min Avg Max
66.8 Read 130 172
63.9 Write 131 169
35 Mixed 63.3 77.7
59.4 SusWrite 130 175
83.1% 114 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.75 0.9
0.8 4K Write 1.37 2.1
0.4 4K Mixed 0.71 0.9
136% 0.94 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
928GB free
Firmware: ZZZZ
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 177 164 170 177 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 124
Mixed 34
SusWrite 170
92% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.3 MB/s
718GB free
Firmware: SC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 163 163 164 164 164 MB/s
88.7% Excellent
Read 149
Write 151
Mixed 64.7
SusWrite 161
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
158% 1.1 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: SC23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 160 159 158 158 156 MB/s
85.1% Excellent
Read 143
Write 146
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 154
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 0.93 MB/s
597GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 128 135 130 127 MB/s
81% Excellent
Read 160
Write 136
Mixed 71.1
SusWrite 123
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.07 MB/s
410GB free
Firmware: SC23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 81 135 135 136 134 MB/s
72.7% Very good
Read 128
Write 130
Mixed 64
SusWrite 126
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.83 MB/s
504GB free
Firmware: SC11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 147 150 149 151 153 MB/s
66.6% Good
Read 85
Write 98
Mixed 51.5
SusWrite 147
70% 95.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
25GB free
Firmware: SC23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 132 111 126 115 89 MB/s
59.8% Above average
Read 98.5
Write 93.5
Mixed 54
SusWrite 110
65% 89 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
101% 0.7 MB/s
904GB free
Firmware: SC23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 94 94 93 92 MB/s
51.7% Above average
Read 87.5
Write 87.9
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 92.8
59% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.7 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 29%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 27%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-K - $70

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples1,463x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD  $75Bench 63%, 104,122 samples1,307x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD  $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples1,007x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples949x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples735x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples654x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples716x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples340x
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $42Bench 45%, 156,194 samples284x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples293x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples226x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples204x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $357

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