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Seagate ST4000VX007

SkyHawk 4TB (2016)

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 87.2% (36th of 1015)

more Based on 7,966 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000VX007-2DT166, ST4000VX 007-2DT166, ST4000VX007-2D0166, ST4000VX ST4000VX007-2DT1, ST4000VX007-2CV104, ST4000VX007-2DT166LE641, ST4000VX007-2DT1, Seagate ST4000VX007-2DT1
Poor: 53%Average: 87.2% Great: 107%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016) averaged just 12.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 153MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016) is 53.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 71.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.68MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,966 samples)
Rank 3687.2%
Min Avg Max
83.1 Read 152 190
90.7 Write 150 188
49.3 Mixed 71.9 88
94.6 SusWrite 153 190
96% 131 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.68 0.8
1.1 4K Write 1.85 2.2
0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 0.9
151% 1.11 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 192 189 192 191 191 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 191
Mixed 90.6
SusWrite 190
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 132 180 145 170 157 MB/s
95.5% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 186
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 159
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
3TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 134 161 181 174 173 MB/s
91.9% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 170
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 158
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.9 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 166 167 153 180 183 MB/s
90.9% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 151
Mixed 66
SusWrite 166
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 119 107 115 121 MB/s
78.9% Very good
Read 160
Write 160
Mixed 72
SusWrite 116
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 135 126 138 125 140 MB/s
60.7% Good
Read 81.4
Write 91.2
Mixed 14
SusWrite 131
57% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.2
44% 0.37 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 96 86 74 82 93 MB/s
55.5% Above average
Read 108
Write 100
Mixed 67
SusWrite 85.6
66% 90.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.03 MB/s
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Workstation 162%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO WIFI - $254

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples438x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples336x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples288x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples215x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples212x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples155x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples131x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples129x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples88x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples103x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples48x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples37x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $1,191

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Good

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4 years of hard work and still runs like new! PLN500 well spent.

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Excellent

3 years ago.

+200MB/s on a 23JUL 2019 one

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