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ST2000NM0055-1V4104 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 95.4% (6th of 1015)

Based on 515 user benchmarks.  Models: ST2000NM0055-1V4104, ST2000NM 0055-1V4104, ST2000NM0055-1V4, ST2000NM0055-1V4105
Poor: 61%Average: 95.4% Great: 113%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate ST2000NM0055-1V4104 2TB averaged just 4.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST2000NM0055-1V4104 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.09MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.98MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST2000NM0055-1V4104 2TB is 52.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST2000NM0055-1V4104 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 89.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 162MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 515 samples)
Rank 695.4%
Min Avg Max
99.7 Read 169 201
98 Write 164 198
64.5 Mixed 89.7 112
96.2 SusWrite 162 198
107% 146 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.9 4K Read 1.36 1.5
2.5 4K Write 3.98 4.6
0.59 4K Mixed 1.09 1.2
251% 2.14 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
641GB free
Firmware: CS02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 193 193 193 191 193 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 193
Mixed 85.4
SusWrite 193
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 1.2
274% 2.3 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: DA03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 180 190 175 185 185 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 200
Mixed 92.8
SusWrite 185
123% 169 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 1.2
269% 2.27 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: BL06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 188 190 187 190 189 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 198
Mixed 92.5
SusWrite 178
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1.2
275% 2.37 MB/s
867GB free
Firmware: TN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 165 163 164 165 163 MB/s
99% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 170
Mixed 93
SusWrite 161
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1.1
262% 2.3 MB/s
822GB free
Firmware: BL06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 189 191 187 189 191 MB/s
95.2% Outstanding
Read 142
Write 140
Mixed 68.9
SusWrite 189
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.2
262% 2.1 MB/s
244GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BL06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 118 119 103 107 MB/s
68.2% Good
Read 124
Write 113
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 113
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.1
250% 2.03 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 94%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 86%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A II - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples789x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples493x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples426x
GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples230x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples144x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples144x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples158x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples155x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples117x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples148x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples101x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples84x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $641

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