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Seagate

USB 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 47.9% (336th of 1015)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate USB
Poor: 14%Average: 47.9% Great: 90%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate USB 3TB averaged 52.1% 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 0.82MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.94MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate USB 3TB is 76.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate USB 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 51.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 73.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Rank 33647.9%
Min Avg Max
28.5 Read 93.1 183
3.5 Write 73.3 154
3.8 Mixed 51.8 83.9
2.1 SusWrite 73.6 191
53.6% 72.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 0.94 1.8
0 4K Write 1.61 2.5
0.1 4K Mixed 0.82 1.1
160% 1.12 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0508
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 190 190 194 199 195 MB/s
98.9% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 131
Mixed 82
SusWrite 191
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.83 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 050B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 150 150 149 150 MB/s
86.6% Excellent
Read 154
Write 150
Mixed 83.9
SusWrite 148
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 050B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 153 153 151 154 MB/s
84.9% Excellent
Read 144
Write 149
Mixed 74.4
SusWrite 152
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
149GB free
Firmware: 0508
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s
23.7% Poor
Read 52.3
Write 29.7
Mixed 25.8
SusWrite 29.6
25% 34.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.8
175% 1.07 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 050B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s
16.6% Very poor
Read 36.6
Write 39
Mixed 33.2
SusWrite 20.2
24% 32.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.43 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 050B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s
16.5% Very poor
Read 36.4
Write 39.4
Mixed 33.5
SusWrite 20.2
24% 32.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 050B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s
14.1% Very poor
Read 35.9
Write 39.1
Mixed 33.6
SusWrite 12.3
23% 30.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.33 MB/s
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Gaming 93%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 85%
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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) - $125

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples2,369x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples1,804x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples771x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples723x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples643x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia  $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples509x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples340x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples249x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples188x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples180x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples165x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $630

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Intel Core i5-12400F $128Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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