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ST4000DX001-1CE168 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 65.9% (157th of 1015)

Based on 130 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000DX001-1CE168, ST4000DX 001-1CE168, ST4000DX001-1CE1
Poor: 42%Average: 65.9% Great: 90%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate ST4000DX001-1CE168 2TB averaged 34.1% 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 1.42MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.97MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST4000DX001-1CE168 2TB is 48%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST4000DX001-1CE168 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 66.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 81.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 130 samples)
Rank 15765.9%
Min Avg Max
59.4 Read 126 168
54 Write 141 180
23.5 Mixed 66.6 139
46.3 SusWrite 81.7 108
76.2% 104 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.36 4K Read 0.94 1.3
1.51 4K Write 4.97 5.66
0.4 4K Mixed 1.42 2.25
289% 2.44 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 94 107 104 105 MB/s
75.3% Very good
Read 173
Write 140
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 88.5
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 2.2
386% 2.73 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 97 99 106 99 MB/s
72.1% Very good
Read 151
Write 168
Mixed 71.9
SusWrite 99.9
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.93 MB/s
545GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 98 98 100 101 MB/s
60.2% Good
Read 122
Write 159
Mixed 63.9
SusWrite 86.5
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.3
402% 2.87 MB/s
953GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 63 67 98 90 101 MB/s
58.7% Above average
Read 123
Write 146
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 79.7
68% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.8
342% 2.7 MB/s
938GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 81 95 91 102 104 MB/s
55.8% Above average
Read 99.5
Write 185
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 93.4
73% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.8
344% 2.73 MB/s
32GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 66 83 84 82 MB/s
50% Average
Read 102
Write 113
Mixed 24.6
SusWrite 70.5
56% 77.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1.5
286% 2.27 MB/s
33GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 53 64 85 83 84 MB/s
37.3% Below average
Read 58
Write 107
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 70.5
48% 65.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1.5
288% 2.3 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,354,869 HDDs tested

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Typical ST4000DX001-1CE168 2TB Builds (Compare 5,564 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples3,307x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples905x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples331x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples881x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples747x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples590x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples274x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples246x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples160x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples522x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples215x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples132x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $737

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