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ST2000DL ST2000DL004 HD20 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 59.2% (195th of 1015)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: ST2000DL ST2000DL004 HD20
Poor: 40%Average: 59.2% Great: 76%

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Average average bench

The Seagate ST2000DL ST2000DL004 HD20 2TB averaged 40.7% 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 0.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.15MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST2000DL ST2000DL004 HD20 2TB is 35.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST2000DL ST2000DL004 HD20 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 70.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 100MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 19559.2%
Min Avg Max
61.8 Read 100 134
89.7 Write 113 128
41.5 Mixed 70.7 106
78.6 SusWrite 107 132
71.9% 97.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.6 0.7
1.2 4K Write 2.15 2.7
0.38 4K Mixed 0.7 1
142% 1.15 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
642GB free
Firmware: 1AQ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 126 127 127 127 MB/s
75.1% Very good
Read 135
Write 145
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 127
85% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.47 MB/s
918GB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 114 113 109 110 111 MB/s
61.5% Good
Read 102
Write 112
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 112
70% 95.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.37 MB/s
923GB free
Firmware: 1AQ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 103 102 102 103 110 MB/s
60.3% Good
Read 105
Write 82.3
Mixed 52.2
SusWrite 105
63% 86.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 78 78 78 77 80 MB/s
53.5% Above average
Read 108
Write 126
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 78.7
69% 93.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 1AQ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 77 77 79 75 80 MB/s
40.3% Average
Read 61.8
Write 111
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 78.6
54% 73.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.4
88% 0.8 MB/s

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Typical ST2000DL ST2000DL004 HD20 2TB Builds (Compare 1,416 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel  $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples544x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples386x
Core i7-4930KIntel  $88Bench 77%, 22,204 samples92x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples98x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples84x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples84x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples38x
MX500 1TBCrucial  $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples36x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples33x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples32x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GBKingstonBench 86%, 505 samples20x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $881

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