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Seagate ST4000DM004

Barracuda 4TB (2017)

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

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Average Bench: 68.7% (140th of 1010)

Based on 7,987 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000DM004-2CV104, ST4000DM004-2CV1, ST4000DM ST4000DM004-2CV1, ST4000DM 004-2CV104
Poor: 38%Average: 68.7% Great: 92%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017) averaged 31.2% 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 Write Speed 3.96MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.45MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017) is 53.2%. 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 63.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 95.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,987 samples)
Rank 14068.7%
Min Avg Max
48.2 Read 95.1 151
59.7 Write 123 155
42.8 Mixed 63.8 74
73.9 SusWrite 144 178
77.8% 106 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 1.45 5.69
0.5 4K Write 3.96 5.7
0 4K Mixed 0.54 0.9
193% 1.98 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: 154 167 159 175 180 161 MB/s
89.5% Excellent
Read 146
Write 150
Mixed 68
SusWrite 166
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
63% 0.6 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 181 179 174 185 MB/s
80.8% Excellent
Read 101
Write 138
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 180
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.7
217% 2.23 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 155 157 158 156 158 MB/s
66.2% Good
Read 75.5
Write 115
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 154
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 0.5
200% 2.23 MB/s
643GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 84 84 90 93 MB/s
38.9% Below average
Read 48.5
Write 84.7
Mixed 51
SusWrite 85.5
50% 67.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 0.4
190% 2.3 MB/s
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Typical Barracuda 4TB (2017) Builds (Compare 14,333 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 128%
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Desktop
Desktop 123%
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Workstation
Workstation 114%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $210

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $370Bench 108%, 148,352 samples10,818x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $260Bench 102%, 60,134 samples2,055x
Core i7-8700Intel  $315Bench 102%, 30,903 samples563x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $713Bench 153%, 205,978 samples3,863x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $450Bench 126%, 297,827 samples3,224x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $358Bench 100%, 365,950 samples1,329x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $94Bench 201%, 99,556 samples1,632x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $150Bench 217%, 56,873 samples1,352x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $120Bench 112%, 236,872 samples1,027x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $170Bench 89%, 26,424 samples1,470x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $147Bench 86%, 101,566 samples1,259x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $155Bench 84%, 13,310 samples633x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $1,557

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