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ST2000VX005-1TD164 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 79.6% (81st of 1015)

Based on 52 user benchmarks.  Models: ST2000VX005-1TD164, ST2000VX005-1TD1
Poor: 39%Average: 79.6% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The Seagate ST2000VX005-1TD164 2TB averaged 20.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST2000VX005-1TD164 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.55MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 142MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST2000VX005-1TD164 2TB is 58.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST2000VX005-1TD164 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 85.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.61MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 52 samples)
Rank 8179.6%
Min Avg Max
38.2 Read 142 178
74.1 Write 138 167
35.7 Mixed 85.6 149
46.6 SusWrite 134 169
91.8% 125 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.61 0.8
1.1 4K Write 1.54 1.79
0.15 4K Mixed 0.55 0.8
115% 0.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 166 161 167 175 170 MB/s
96.1% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 159
Mixed 71
SusWrite 166
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 159 159 159 159 MB/s
90.9% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 158
Mixed 83
SusWrite 159
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
510GB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 100 99 99 97 MB/s
73.1% Very good
Read 156
Write 159
Mixed 74.7
SusWrite 98.6
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
345GB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 90 91 89 MB/s
62.6% Good
Read 128
Write 134
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 90
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
170GB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 94 91 94 94 MB/s
53.3% Above average
Read 92.5
Write 90.5
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 93.3
63% 85 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 91%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 84%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples5,579x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples5,256x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples2,953x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,623x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,542x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,323x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples900x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples765x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $74Bench 105%, 762,998 samples701x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,081x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples989x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples695x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $925

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