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Seagate ST4000DM004

Barracuda 4TB (2017)

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 67.3% (144th of 1015)

more Based on 179,101 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000DM004-2CV104, ST4000DM004-2CY168, ST4000DM004-20V104, ST4000DM004-2ZD1, ST4000DM004-Z60Y00, ST4000DM004-2U9104, ST4000DM 004-6E0Y08, ST4000DM004-2CV1, ST4000DM004-2U91, ST4000DM004-2ZD104, ST4000DM ST4000DM004-2CV1, ST4000DM 004-2CV104, ST4000DM 004-2U9104
Poor: 40%Average: 67.3% Great: 90%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017) averaged 32.7% 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 1.47MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 141MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017) is 49.4%. 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 66.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.18MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 179,101 samples)
Rank 14467.3%
Min Avg Max
48.1 Read 92.8 146
74.7 Write 121 153
49.1 Mixed 66.8 78.1
77.9 SusWrite 141 179
77.4% 106 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.52 4K Read 1.47 2.18
0.5 4K Write 1.33 5.1
0 4K Mixed 0.18 0.8
107% 1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 169 168 167 175 170 MB/s
72.7% Very good
Read 86.7
Write 154
Mixed 75.9
SusWrite 166
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.7
232% 2.3 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 155 155 153 151 151 MB/s
71.3% Very good
Read 96.9
Write 140
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 152
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
63% 0.6 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 111 127 121 124 123 MB/s
70.9% Very good
Read 126
Write 143
Mixed 57.1
SusWrite 122
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
51% 0.5 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 146 151 145 148 143 MB/s
68.3% Good
Read 92.3
Write 131
Mixed 69
SusWrite 146
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
88% 0.8 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 144 147 148 144 145 MB/s
68% Good
Read 93.6
Write 138
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 144
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
136% 0.9 MB/s
261GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 137 145 144 144 MB/s
64.3% Good
Read 80
Write 74.7
Mixed 68
SusWrite 144
68% 91.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
122% 0.9 MB/s
445GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 157 163 156 159 167 MB/s
60.1% Good
Read 50.1
Write 86.7
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 160
65% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
43% 0.43 MB/s
189GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 76 73 72 79 MB/s
50.5% Above average
Read 101
Write 146
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 74.9
73% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
80% 0.73 MB/s
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Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $192

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Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,643x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples4,263x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,412x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,235x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,073x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,468x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,835x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples1,106x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples866x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples770x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples724x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples646x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $932

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