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Average Bench: 44.9% (401st of 1015)

Based on 150 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate Expansion SW

Below average average bench

The Seagate Expansion SW 2TB averaged 55.1% 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 0.58MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.23MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Expansion SW 2TB is 49.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Expansion SW 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 71.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 64.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 150 samples)
Min Avg Max
25.8 Read 71.7 109
21.1 Write 83.8 130
15 Mixed 64.3 92
26.1 SusWrite 84.4 128
56.2% 76 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 1.23 2.82
0 4K Write 1.07 2
0.1 4K Mixed 0.58 1
135% 0.96 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 1901
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 130 132 130 132 MB/s
Read 122
Write 127
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 130
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.4 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,920,726 HDDs tested

Typical Expansion SW 2TB Builds (Compare 3,497 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

System: Acer Nitro N50-610

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $246

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