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Seagate ST4000DM004

Barracuda 4TB (2017)

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 69.1% (133rd of 1015)

more Based on 147,441 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000DM004-2CV104, ST4000DM004-2U9104, ST4000DM004-2CV1, ST4000DM ST4000DM004-2CV1, ST4000DM 004-2CV104, ST4000DM 004-2U9104
Poor: 40%Average: 69.1% Great: 90%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017) averaged 30.8% 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 1.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 144MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017) is 50.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 66.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 147,441 samples)
Rank 13369.1%
Min Avg Max
47.8 Read 96.4 144
60.3 Write 118 153
47.7 Mixed 66.4 77.9
80.9 SusWrite 144 180
78% 106 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 1.5 2.13
0.5 4K Write 1.43 5.1
0 4K Mixed 0.2 0.8
111% 1.04 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 179 178 180 183 185 MB/s
93.3% Outstanding
Read 148
Write 142
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 177
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
191% 1.4 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 179 180 179 179 MB/s
83.7% Excellent
Read 115
Write 125
Mixed 69.9
SusWrite 176
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
207% 1.43 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 149 152 153 159 157 MB/s
81.9% Excellent
Read 132
Write 148
Mixed 68.1
SusWrite 154
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
63% 0.6 MB/s
771GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 153 155 153 151 MB/s
76.5% Very good
Read 114
Write 131
Mixed 130
SusWrite 152
98% 132 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
188% 1.6 MB/s
929GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 95 96 99 100 101 MB/s
54.7% Above average
Read 92.8
Write 137
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 96.2
73% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.5
224% 2.5 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 43 47 42 45 MB/s
23.9% Poor
Read 46.9
Write 72
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 36.5
41% 54.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
26% 0.3 MB/s
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $120

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $212Bench 84%, 1,022,963 samples23,636x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $398Bench 81%, 513,754 samples14,637x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $316Bench 87%, 658,983 samples12,760x
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RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 505,474 samples7,381x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 89%, 513,390 samples6,891x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 344,394 samples6,795x
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860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 106%, 654,465 samples4,333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 282%, 344,548 samples3,473x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $89Bench 265%, 323,864 samples3,158x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $84Bench 84%, 291,089 samples7,967x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $76Bench 85%, 495,390 samples7,498x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 83%, 567,745 samples5,127x
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