Seagate ST8000VN0022

IronWolf 8TB (2016)

IronWolf 8TB (2016)
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Effective Speed -22%Effective Speed -22%Average Score +23% Read -34%, Write -21%, 4K Read 204%, 4K Write 40%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -6%, SusWrite -12%Peak Score +81% Read 8%, Write -5%, 4K Read 368%, 4K Write 127%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed 57%, SusWrite 5%Value & Sentiment User Rating -20%, Market Share -∞%, Price -110%, Value 23%Nice To Haves +33% Age 33%

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Average Bench: 72.3% (118^th of 1015)

Based on 492 user benchmarks. Models: ST8000VN0022-2EL112, ST8000VN ST8000VN0022-2EL, ST8000VN0022-2DR166, Seagate ST8000VN0022-2EL, ST8000VN 0022-2EL112, ST8000VN0022-2EL

Poor: 42%Average: 72.3% Great: 111%

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Good average bench

The Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016) averaged 27.6% 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 Read Speed 3.95MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.82MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016) is 68.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 75.6MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 116MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 492 samples)

Rank 11872.3%

Min	Avg	Max
23.1	Read 116	216
40.2	Write 119	180
27.1	Mixed 75.6	106
82.1	SusWrite 135	207
81.9% 111 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.3	4K Read 3.95	8
0.3	4K Write 3	5.7
0.2	4K Mixed 0.82	1.6
312% 2.59 MB/s

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: Asus X79-DELUXE - $229

CPU
Core i7-4930KIntel $175Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	185x
Core i7-4820KIntel $169Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	71x
Core i7-4960XIntel $1,189Bench 78%, 5,121 samples	50x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $325Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	25x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	23x

SSD
Ultra II 480GBSanDisk $130Bench 86%, 62,883 samples	15x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBIntel $153Bench 217%, 33,949 samples	15x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $200Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	12x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	14x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	10x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $734

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Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $153	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $41	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Seagate ST8000VN0022

IronWolf 8TB (2016)

Average Bench: 72.3% (118^th of 1015)

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Seagate ST8000VN0022

IronWolf 8TB (2016)

Average Bench: 72.3% (118th of 1015)

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Poor consistency

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Average Bench: 72.3% (118^th of 1015)