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ST32000541AS 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 60.3% (187th of 1015)

Based on 53 user benchmarks.  Model: ST32000541AS
Poor: 41%Average: 60.3% Great: 75%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate ST32000541AS 2TB averaged 39.6% 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 0.89MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.82MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST32000541AS 2TB is 33.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate ST32000541AS 2TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 63.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 100MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 53 samples)
Rank 18760.3%
Min Avg Max
69.6 Read 108 130
49.1 Write 105 129
42.9 Mixed 63.7 111
60.1 SusWrite 100 130
69.2% 94.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.53 4K Read 0.82 0.91
1.14 4K Write 1.53 1.9
0.4 4K Mixed 0.89 1.03
161% 1.08 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 103 100 107 117 116 MB/s
68.3% Good
Read 128
Write 109
Mixed 66.4
SusWrite 110
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.17 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: AL33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 118 112 119 116 MB/s
66.7% Good
Read 116
Write 120
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 116
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1
163% 0.93 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: AL33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 107 111 108 111 111 MB/s
63.9% Good
Read 112
Write 103
Mixed 61.4
SusWrite 111
71% 96.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.2 MB/s
906GB free
Firmware: AL33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 107 107 106 105 MB/s
62.5% Good
Read 111
Write 100
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 106
69% 94.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.2 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 65 60 62 64 63 MB/s
52.2% Above average
Read 111
Write 106
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 71.1
64% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.07 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,353,973 HDDs tested

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Typical ST32000541AS 2TB Builds (Compare 8,961 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples1,922x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,684x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples606x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples721x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples499x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples473x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples230x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples213x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $45Bench 106%, 237,241 samples149x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples593x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples492x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples356x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $427

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Intel Core i5-12400F $125Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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