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ST10000NM0196-2AA131 10TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 107% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 14 user benchmarks.  Models: ST10000NM0196-2AA131, ST10000NM0196-2A
Poor: 75%Average: 107% Great: 134%

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Outstanding average bench

The Seagate ST10000NM0196-2AA131 10TB averaged 6.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST10000NM0196-2AA131 10TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.04MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 6.02MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST10000NM0196-2AA131 10TB is 59.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST10000NM0196-2AA131 10TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 92.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 161MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)
Rank 2107%
Min Avg Max
111 Read 205 244
38.3 Write 161 239
74 Mixed 92.1 104
46.6 SusWrite 165 239
114% 156 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.8 4K Read 2.38 2.7
3.8 4K Write 6.02 7.7
0.7 4K Mixed 1.04 1.2
326% 3.15 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
6.5TB free
Firmware: TA23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 220 214 221 221 221 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 226
Write 226
Mixed 94.4
SusWrite 220
140% 192 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 1
309% 2.93 MB/s
943GB free
Firmware: TA23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 112 111 112 111 MB/s
64.3% Good
Read 111
Write 112
Mixed 74
SusWrite 112
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1
269% 2.43 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,353,648 HDDs tested

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Typical ST10000NM0196-2AA131 10TB Builds (Compare 4,448 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 65%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 59%
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Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples1,743x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples733x
Core i5-10400Intel  $99Bench 84%, 71,804 samples510x
GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples381x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples326x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples314x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples133x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples103x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples209x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples102x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $636

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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