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ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 51.4% (283rd of 1015)

Based on 39,476 user benchmarks.  Models: ST2000LM015-2E8174, ST2000LM ST2000LM015-2E81, ST2000LM 015-2E8174, ST2000LM015-2E81
Poor: 31%Average: 51.4% Great: 70%

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Average average bench

The Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB averaged 48.6% 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 0.62MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.01MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB is 39.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 59.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 73.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 39,476 samples)
Rank 28351.4%
Min Avg Max
40.2 Read 73.3 118
54.9 Write 99.1 130
38 Mixed 59.5 70
61.9 SusWrite 105 132
62% 84.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 1.01 1.6
1.3 4K Write 2.24 4.7
0.3 4K Mixed 0.62 0.9
153% 1.29 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 121 121 123 122 120 MB/s
57.3% Above average
Read 79
Write 110
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 120
70% 94.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.03 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 119 113 111 112 MB/s
53.4% Above average
Read 73.2
Write 74.5
Mixed 54
SusWrite 113
58% 78.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.6
128% 1.13 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 113 116 121 123 120 MB/s
51.5% Above average
Read 63.7
Write 114
Mixed 56.2
SusWrite 115
64% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.5
148% 1.37 MB/s
24GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 93 93 110 114 MB/s
46.2% Average
Read 60.9
Write 104
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 99.7
62% 83.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.3
99% 0.87 MB/s
658GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 63 62 65 67 MB/s
35.4% Below average
Read 59.2
Write 108
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 64
56% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
120% 0.87 MB/s
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Typical ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB Builds (Compare 1,495 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 146%
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Desktop
Desktop 97%
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Workstation
Workstation 134%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04)

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $230Bench 97%, 550,833 samples379x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $387Bench 98%, 354,223 samples315x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $135Bench 93%, 321,194 samples238x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $365Bench 156%, 357,946 samples201x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples148x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples139x
SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples163x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples61x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 239%, 34,988 samples52x
RAM
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,582 samples184x
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 87%, 6,612 samples112x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples66x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $595

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