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Seagate ST4000DM004

Barracuda 4TB (2017)

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 69.8% (134th of 1015)

Based on 84,877 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000DM004-2CV104, ST4000DM004-2CV1, ST4000DM ST4000DM004-2CV1, ST4000DM 004-2CV104
Poor: 44%Average: 69.8% Great: 91%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017) averaged 30.2% 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 1.48MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 144MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017) is 47.4%. 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 66.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 99.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 84,877 samples)
Rank 13469.8%
Min Avg Max
48.9 Read 99.3 146
57.1 Write 121 154
41.4 Mixed 66.9 78.2
83.4 SusWrite 144 180
78.9% 108 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 1.48 2.54
0.5 4K Write 1.54 5.2
0 4K Mixed 0.22 0.83
114% 1.08 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 172 169 169 175 185 MB/s
81.5% Excellent
Read 110
Write 134
Mixed 62.8
SusWrite 174
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
72% 0.67 MB/s
934GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 131 131 128 130 MB/s
63.8% Good
Read 96
Write 127
Mixed 92
SusWrite 127
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
38% 0.4 MB/s
727GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 115 116 116 116 MB/s
49.9% Average
Read 60
Write 94.3
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 114
59% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
55% 0.53 MB/s
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Gaming 101%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $198Bench 84%, 703,010 samples15,881x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $270Bench 82%, 409,574 samples10,410x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $329Bench 87%, 450,504 samples8,584x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 401,550 samples5,566x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 107%, 286,928 samples5,178x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $338Bench 88%, 359,315 samples4,745x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $51Bench 106%, 481,221 samples3,093x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 287%, 246,585 samples2,351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $64Bench 271%, 313,524 samples2,137x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 85%, 188,132 samples5,455x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 360,684 samples5,254x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $71Bench 83%, 417,739 samples3,779x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $984

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