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Seagate ST2000NM0033

Constellation ES.3 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 84.2% (53rd of 1015)

Based on 5,099 user benchmarks.  Models: ST2000NM0033-9ZM175, ST2000NM ST2000NM0033-9ZM, ST2000NM0033-9ZM
Poor: 56%Average: 84.2% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB averaged just 15.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.98MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.36MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB is 48.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 82.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 142MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,099 samples)
Rank 5384.2%
Min Avg Max
99.4 Read 151 185
93.2 Write 145 179
59.6 Mixed 82.1 95.8
88.4 SusWrite 142 180
95.3% 130 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1 4K Read 1.36 1.7
1.2 4K Write 2.33 3.2
0.8 4K Mixed 0.98 1.2
209% 1.56 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 178 179 181 178 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 169
Mixed 91.6
SusWrite 179
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.8
205% 1.77 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: GA10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 167 175 179 177 176 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 177
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 173
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.57 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: EN09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 160 160 159 160 160 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 187
Mixed 92
SusWrite 159
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
202% 1.6 MB/s
7TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 163 165 166 166 MB/s
98.9% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 178
Mixed 89.9
SusWrite 165
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.53 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: GA06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 171 172 167 170 166 MB/s
96% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 155
Mixed 82.8
SusWrite 169
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
227% 1.67 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 154 157 161 155 158 MB/s
91.2% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 163
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 157
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
192% 1.37 MB/s
117GB free
Firmware: EN09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 97 98 99 98 MB/s
64.1% Good
Read 125
Write 130
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 98
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
176% 1.33 MB/s
256GB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 100 101 100 99 MB/s
61.7% Good
Read 114
Write 115
Mixed 88.2
SusWrite 100
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
189% 1.4 MB/s
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Typical Constellation ES.3 2TB Builds (Compare 4,055 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 183%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 196%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) - $460

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel  $390Bench 100%, 107,269 samples1,753x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples772x
Core i7-10700KIntel  $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples733x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples814x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,095Bench 210%, 158,856 samples621x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $565Bench 204%, 155,335 samples382x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples632x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $165Bench 336%, 200,600 samples361x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $147Bench 297%, 331,647 samples246x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $95Bench 89%, 144,399 samples136x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $105Bench 91%, 87,239 samples121x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples101x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $1,590

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