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Ultra Touch HDD 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 49.5% (310th of 1015)

Based on 198 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate Ultra Touch HDD
Poor: 15%Average: 49.5% Great: 71%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate Ultra Touch HDD 2TB averaged 50.4% 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 0.57MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.37MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Ultra Touch HDD 2TB is 55.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Ultra Touch HDD 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 79.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 72.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 198 samples)
Rank 31049.5%
Min Avg Max
22.5 Read 79.4 117
17.9 Write 92.7 135
23.5 Mixed 72.9 106
17.4 SusWrite 92.5 131
62.4% 84.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 1.37 2
0.4 4K Write 2.52 3.51
0.1 4K Mixed 0.57 0.9
168% 1.49 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 119 114 124 123 118 MB/s
65.2% Good
Read 109
Write 121
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 118
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.7
181% 1.63 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 113 111 114 112 MB/s
55.2% Above average
Read 82
Write 124
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 110
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.5
124% 0.77 MB/s
467GB free
Firmware: 0004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 97 100 101 100 MB/s
45.3% Average
Read 57.4
Write 93.8
Mixed 84.8
SusWrite 99.7
62% 83.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.5
174% 1.6 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 14%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 14%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7080

CPU
Core i7-10700Intel  $230Bench 93%, 71,010 samples501x
Core i5-10500Intel  $140Bench 84%, 10,180 samples158x
Core i5-10500TIntelBench 78%, 1,923 samples73x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples413x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples222x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples66x
SSD
NVMe KIOXIA 256GBKbg40zns256gBench 149%, 13,282 samples34x
2300 NVMe 512GBMicronBench 226%, 3,314 samples31x
NVMe KIOXIA 512GBKbg40zns512gBench 148%, 15,775 samples28x
RAM
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 1,448 samples48x
HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN 1x16GBUnknownBench 49%, 1,260 samples42x
HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 1x16GBUnknownBench 46%, 2,256 samples29x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $230

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