Seagate ST1000VX005

SkyHawk 1TB (2016)

SkyHawk 1TB (2016)
BENCHMARKS (7,846)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $66

Effective Speed -13%Effective Speed -13%Average Score -16%Read -14%, Write -1%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -47%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -13%, SusWrite -11%Peak Score -15%Read -16%, Write -8%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -37%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite -13%Value & Sentiment -821%User Rating -19%, Market Share -3,114%, Price -9%, Value -142%Nice To Haves +34% Age 34%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 1TB (2013)

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Black 2TB (2013)

Barracuda 7200.14 3TB

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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Deep queue 4k

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

RUS-User, 11 hrs ago.

930GB free

Firmware: CV11

SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 164 162 164 164 MB/s

92.9% Outstanding

Write 162

Mixed 75.7

SusWrite 164

103% 140 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 1.2

4K Mixed 0.9

160% 1 MB/s

BRA-User, 2 days ago.

701GB free

Firmware: CV11

SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 151 150 151 150 MB/s

88.1% Excellent

Write 154

Mixed 68

SusWrite 152

96% 132 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 1.3

4K Mixed 0.7

144% 1 MB/s

PHL-User, 20 hrs ago.

196GB free

Firmware: CV11

SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 130 133 131 131 130 MB/s

87.5% Excellent

Write 173

Mixed 81.8

SusWrite 132

102% 140 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.3

4K Mixed 0.8

146% 0.97 MB/s

USA-User, 18 hrs ago.

726GB free

Firmware: CV11

SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 158 156 157 155 MB/s

87.3% Excellent

Write 154

Mixed 76.7

SusWrite 156

98% 134 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.3

4K Mixed 0.7

135% 0.93 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 days ago.

483GB free

Firmware: CV11

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

85.1% Excellent

Write 137

Mixed 72.1

SusWrite 163

92% 126 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.4

4K Mixed 0.7

137% 0.97 MB/s

IND-User, 2 days ago.

772GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CV11

SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 139 136 140 140 144 MB/s

79.1% Very good

Write 104

Mixed 55.2

SusWrite 138

79% 109 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 1.3

4K Mixed 1

177% 1.1 MB/s

BGR-User, 1 day ago.

381GB free

Firmware: CV11

SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 138 140 139 137 MB/s

75.1% Very good

Write 126

Mixed 69.4

SusWrite 138

84% 114 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.4

4K Mixed 0.8

148% 1 MB/s

IDN-User, 23 hrs ago.

202GB free

Firmware: CV11

SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 100 98 99 99 MB/s

74.6% Very good

Write 163

Mixed 74.3

SusWrite 98.7

91% 124 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.3

4K Mixed 0.7

135% 0.93 MB/s

LKA-User, 1 day ago.

11GB free

Firmware: CV11

SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 108 107 109 MB/s

62.1% Good

Write 104

Mixed 63.1

SusWrite 108

70% 95.8 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 1.3

4K Mixed 0.7

139% 0.97 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $99Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	2,032x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,043x
Core i5-2400Intel $38Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,005x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,048x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	738x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	498x
256GB 256GBSSDBench 77%, 9,229 samples	277x
BX500 240GBCrucial $25Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	270x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	637x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	604x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	243x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $127

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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
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Seagate ST1000VX005

SkyHawk 1TB (2016)

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