Seagate ST1000VX005

SkyHawk 1TB (2016)

SkyHawk 1TB (2016)
BENCHMARKS (7,846)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $46

Effective Speed -13%Effective Speed -13%Average Score -28%Read -14%, Write -7%, 4K Read -62%, 4K Write -59%, Mixed -23%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite -11%Peak Score -27%Read -16%, Write -13%, 4K Read -71%, 4K Write -40%, Mixed -23%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite -14%Value & Sentiment -884%User Rating -19%, Market Share -3,537%, Price 81%, Value -60%Nice To Haves +29% Age 29%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 78% (86^th of 1015)

Based on 7,846 user benchmarks. Models: ST1000VX005-2EZ102, ST1000VX005-2EZ, ST1000VX005-1EZ1, ST1000VX005-2EZ1, ST1000VX005-2EZ103, ST1000VX005-1SB102, ST1000VX 005-2EZ102, ST1000VX005-2E3162, ST1000VX005-1EZ102, ST1000VX ST1000VX005-2EZ1, ST1000VX005-2E31

Poor: 47%Average: 78% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016) averaged 22.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.74MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.8MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016) is 50.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 66.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.35MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,846 samples)

Rank 8678%

Min	Avg	Max
68.1	Read 136	172
74.9	Write 135	167
40	Mixed 66.9	79.8
75.5	SusWrite 136	172
86.7% 119 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.4	4K Read 0.8	1
0.9	4K Write 1.35	1.8
0.4	4K Mixed 0.74	0.9
141% 0.96 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

IND-User, 13 hrs ago.

931GB free

Firmware: CV11

SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 169 168 170 169 MB/s

98.1% Outstanding

Write 164

Mixed 70.9

SusWrite 169

105% 144 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 1.4

4K Mixed 0.7

141% 1 MB/s

FRA-User, 2 days ago.

922GB free

Firmware: CV11

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 169 168 168 165 169 MB/s

96.5% Outstanding

Write 166

Mixed 72.1

SusWrite 163

105% 144 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 1.4

4K Mixed 0.9

163% 1.07 MB/s

ITA-User, 1 hr ago.

930GB free

Firmware: CV11

SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 166 165 166 164 MB/s

93.7% Outstanding

Write 153

Mixed 74.6

SusWrite 165

101% 139 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.5

4K Mixed 0.7

139% 1 MB/s

IND-User, 1 hr ago.

441GB free

Firmware: CV11

SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 156 164 162 164 162 MB/s

91.4% Outstanding

Write 162

Mixed 76.4

SusWrite 161

102% 139 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 1.3

4K Mixed 0.8

155% 1.03 MB/s

CZE-User, 1 day ago.

436GB free

Firmware: CV11

SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 124 122 122 121 MB/s

81.4% Excellent

Write 151

Mixed 69.9

SusWrite 122

92% 126 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.4

4K Mixed 1

170% 1.07 MB/s

HUN-User, 1 day ago.

437GB free

Firmware: CV11

SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 126 126 125 126 MB/s

81.1% Excellent

Write 154

Mixed 77.6

SusWrite 126

94% 129 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.3

4K Mixed 0.7

135% 0.93 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	1,966x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	998x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	989x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,007x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	706x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	486x
256GB 256GBSSDBench 77%, 9,229 samples	267x
128GB 128GBSSDBench 65%, 7,332 samples	264x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	600x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	585x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	242x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $87

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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SkyHawk 1TB (2016)

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Average Bench: 78% (86th of 1015)

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