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ST1000DM004-1BJ162 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 92.4% (12th of 1015)

Based on 263 user benchmarks.  Models: ST1000DM004-1BJ162, ST1000DM 004-1BJ162, ST1000DM ST1000DM004-1BJ1, ST1000DM004-1BJ1
Poor: 61%Average: 92.4% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate ST1000DM004-1BJ162 1TB averaged just 7.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST1000DM004-1BJ162 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.67MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 166MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000DM004-1BJ162 1TB is 56.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000DM004-1BJ162 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 95.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.72MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 263 samples)
Rank 1292.4%
Min Avg Max
97.1 Read 166 205
90.1 Write 144 187
64 Mixed 95.1 172
89 SusWrite 156 207
103% 140 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.72 0.89
1.44 4K Write 1.86 2.2
0.17 4K Mixed 0.67 1
139% 1.08 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
756GB free
Firmware: CS41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 200 201 200 201 201 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 154
Mixed 89
SusWrite 200
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
670GB free
Firmware: CS41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 200 198 201 199 201 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 150
Mixed 87.3
SusWrite 197
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: CS41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 192 202 203 200 194 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 151
Mixed 87.6
SusWrite 196
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
152% 1.23 MB/s
823GB free
Firmware: CS41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 181 181 182 185 188 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 145
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 182
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.2 MB/s
300GB free
Firmware: CS41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 173 171 172 170 172 MB/s
96.6% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 125
Mixed 89.1
SusWrite 171
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
186GB free
Firmware: CS41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 107 103 107 106 MB/s
68.6% Good
Read 134
Write 101
Mixed 72.9
SusWrite 105
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,308,659 HDDs tested

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Typical ST1000DM004-1BJ162 1TB Builds (Compare 1,130 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus PRIME H270M-PLUS - $110

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples292x
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples211x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples133x
GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples129x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples120x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples89x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples48x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston  $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples36x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples28x
RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples23x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $377

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