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Backup+ Hub WH 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 53.6% (266th of 1015)

Based on 152 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate Backup+ Hub WH
Poor: 12%Average: 53.6% Great: 93%

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Average average bench

The Seagate Backup+ Hub WH 8TB averaged 46.4% 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 2.55MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.43MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Backup+ Hub WH 8TB is 80.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate Backup+ Hub WH 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 64.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 81.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 152 samples)
Rank 26653.6%
Min Avg Max
21.9 Read 81.9 150
23.1 Write 95.3 163
18.3 Mixed 64.1 112
13.2 SusWrite 103 184
63.4% 86.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 2.55 6.63
2.26 4K Write 4.43 7.14
0.28 4K Mixed 0.64 0.94
259% 2.54 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 166 179 171 177 178 MB/s
92.3% Outstanding
Read 145
Write 129
Mixed 102
SusWrite 175
102% 138 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 0.9
387% 3.3 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 142 145 140 141 143 MB/s
72.5% Very good
Read 114
Write 146
Mixed 89.6
SusWrite 137
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.7
290% 2.77 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 123 123 126 128 MB/s
65.9% Good
Read 102
Write 102
Mixed 94.2
SusWrite 124
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 7.8
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.6
473% 4.27 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 53 48 51 52 50 MB/s
47.3% Average
Read 113
Write 72.5
Mixed 87
SusWrite 50.7
60% 80.8 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.7
243% 2.17 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 36 37 38 39 MB/s
19.6% Very poor
Read 29.6
Write 38
Mixed 29
SusWrite 37.8
25% 33.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.5
158% 1.43 MB/s
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Typical Backup+ Hub WH 8TB Builds (Compare 10,666 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 129%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C37) - $200

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,218x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,544x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,111x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples870x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples747x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples744x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples668x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples444x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples421x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples445x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples336x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples314x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $951

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