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Seagate

ST2000VX004-1RU164 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 98.7% (5th of 1015)

Based on 46 user benchmarks.  Models: ST2000VX004-1RU164, ST2000VX004-1RU1, ST2000VX 004-1RU164
Poor: 73%Average: 98.7% Great: 114%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate ST2000VX004-1RU164 2TB averaged just 1.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST2000VX004-1RU164 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.76MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 175MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST2000VX004-1RU164 2TB is 41.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST2000VX004-1RU164 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 87.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 46 samples)
Rank 598.7%
Min Avg Max
94.9 Read 175 209
70.9 Write 162 202
67.5 Mixed 87.9 166
97.3 SusWrite 170 201
109% 149 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.46 4K Read 0.7 0.9
1.25 4K Write 1.6 1.8
0.16 4K Mixed 0.76 1
143% 1.02 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 201 201 200 200 201 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 192
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 200
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 201 201 202 203 202 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 185
Mixed 83.6
SusWrite 201
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 185 186 188 187 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 183
Mixed 86.7
SusWrite 186
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
934GB free
Firmware: CV26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 191 192 192 193 191 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 166
Mixed 83.3
SusWrite 190
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
689GB free
Firmware: CV26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 142 154 152 153 MB/s
92% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 159
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 149
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
55GB free
Firmware: CV26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 151 130 144 165 134 MB/s
91.8% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 162
Mixed 82.1
SusWrite 146
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
55GB free
Firmware: CV26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 151 130 144 165 133 MB/s
88.3% Excellent
Read 162
Write 169
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 147
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 94%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 86%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples626x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples310x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples221x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples147x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples119x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples63x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples51x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples42x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples72x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples26x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $719

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