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ST6000NE0021-2EN11C 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 98.2% (5th of 1014)

Based on 185 user benchmarks.  Models: ST6000NE0021-2EN11C, ST6000NE 0021-2EN11C, ST6000NE0021-2EN
Poor: 64%Average: 98.2% Great: 125%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate ST6000NE0021-2EN11C 6TB averaged just 1.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST6000NE0021-2EN11C 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.67MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.77MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST6000NE0021-2EN11C 6TB is 60.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST6000NE0021-2EN11C 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 96.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 166MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 185 samples)
Rank 598.2%
Min Avg Max
111 Read 174 222
107 Write 168 218
38.6 Mixed 96.3 156
75.1 SusWrite 166 219
111% 151 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.96 4K Read 1.48 1.8
1.62 4K Write 5.67 7.89
0.3 4K Mixed 0.77 1.1
252% 2.64 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: EN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 153 164 162 163 161 MB/s
97.2% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 172
Mixed 37
SusWrite 160
99% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
170% 1.23 MB/s
354GB free
Firmware: EN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 152 151 151 150 MB/s
93.8% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 173
Mixed 85.9
SusWrite 151
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 1.1
316% 3.1 MB/s
348GB free
Firmware: EN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 150 150 152 150 MB/s
84.3% Excellent
Read 142
Write 145
Mixed 90.4
SusWrite 150
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 7.1
4K Mixed 1
301% 3.17 MB/s
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Typical ST6000NE0021-2EN11C 6TB Builds (Compare 195 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B660M D3H DDR4

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples44x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples30x
Core i5-12400Intel  $152Bench 98%, 17,352 samples26x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples30x
Arc A750IntelBench 100%, 2,562 samples16x
GTX 1050Nvidia  $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples12x
SSD
M450 1TBMSIBench 275%, 3,798 samples25x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $68Bench 224%, 92,081 samples7x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples6x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples25x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples15x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 4x16GBKingstonBench 95%, 3,818 samples12x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $403

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