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Seagate ST5000DM000

Barracuda Desktop 5TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 64.8% (169th of 1015)

Based on 3,297 user benchmarks.  Models: ST5000DM000-1FK178, ST5000DM 000-1FK178, ST5000DM000-1FK1, ST5000DM ST5000DM000-1FK1
Poor: 37%Average: 64.8% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB averaged 35.1% 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 Write Speed 6.79MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.63MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB is 52.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 30.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 87.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,297 samples)
Rank 16964.8%
Min Avg Max
46.7 Read 87.6 140
43 Write 110 159
18.7 Mixed 30.3 56.8
54.6 SusWrite 136 179
65.9% 91 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 1 1.4
3.12 4K Write 6.79 8
0.2 4K Mixed 0.63 1
237% 2.8 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 182 176 173 179 191 MB/s
79.4% Very good
Read 98.5
Write 138
Mixed 31.8
SusWrite 176
80% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 7.8
4K Mixed 0.7
272% 3.23 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 139 145 150 142 150 MB/s
75.1% Very good
Read 117
Write 87.9
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 143
67% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 7.5
4K Mixed 0.8
274% 3.13 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 160 160 162 162 MB/s
61.7% Good
Read 53.6
Write 143
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 159
70% 96.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 7.5
4K Mixed 0.6
239% 2.97 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 46%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 39%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO - $215

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 83%, 390,954 samples405x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $200Bench 79%, 185,439 samples98x
Core i7-4790Intel  $215Bench 76%, 204,029 samples80x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 50%, 648,344 samples92x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 80%, 1,029,341 samples53x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,047,709 samples43x
SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $100Bench 114%, 367,037 samples34x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 616,214 samples31x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 287%, 246,585 samples24x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 64%, 10,159 samples25x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 95,122 samples24x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 53%, 30,827 samples23x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $1,003

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Intel Core i5-9600K $208Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257Nvidia RTX 3070 $500Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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