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ST3000VM002-1F316N 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 78.2% (84th of 1015)

more Based on 881 user benchmarks.  Models: ST3000VM002-1F316N, ST3000VM002-1F31, ST3000VM002-1ET1, ST3000VM002-1ET166, ST3000VM 002-1ET166, ST3000VM ST3000VM002-1F31
Poor: 46%Average: 78.2% Great: 100%

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Good average bench

The Seagate ST3000VM002-1F316N 3TB averaged 21.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST3000VM002-1F316N 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.72MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 138MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST3000VM002-1F316N 3TB is 53.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST3000VM002-1F316N 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 63.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.67MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 881 samples)
Rank 8478.2%
Min Avg Max
75.3 Read 138 175
69 Write 134 172
39.5 Mixed 63.8 75.5
79.7 SusWrite 135 175
85.9% 118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.67 0.8
1.1 4K Write 1.56 1.8
0.5 4K Mixed 0.72 0.8
137% 0.98 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: SC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 172 172 172 171 173 MB/s
99.6% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 175
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 172
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: SC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 169 170 170 168 MB/s
96.8% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 166
Mixed 71.1
SusWrite 169
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: SC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 167 168 167 168 166 MB/s
86.5% Excellent
Read 135
Write 130
Mixed 68.9
SusWrite 167
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: SC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 149 146 149 148 149 MB/s
83% Excellent
Read 142
Write 150
Mixed 68.1
SusWrite 148
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: SC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 159 155 156 158 161 MB/s
69.2% Good
Read 84.5
Write 71.8
Mixed 21.6
SusWrite 157
60% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.2
61% 0.47 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 112 111 113 94 21 MB/s
60.5% Good
Read 118
Write 112
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 93.2
70% 95.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
77% 0.6 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 96 94 96 95 MB/s
52.9% Above average
Read 89.5
Write 96.2
Mixed 54
SusWrite 94.8
61% 83.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
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Typical ST3000VM002-1F316N 3TB Builds (Compare 6,046 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $159Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,708x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,416x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples768x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples665x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples616x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples514x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples417x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples354x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples377x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples221x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $705

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