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Seagate ST4000DM004

Barracuda 4TB (2017)

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 68% (140th of 1015)

Based on 54,515 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000DM004-2CV104, ST4000DM004-2CV1, ST4000DM ST4000DM004-2CV1, ST4000DM 004-2CV104
Poor: 39%Average: 68% Great: 91%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017) averaged 32.0% 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 1.39MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.38MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017) is 51.8%. 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 65.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 93.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 54,515 samples)
Rank 14068%
Min Avg Max
37.6 Read 93.5 143
68.2 Write 122 155
45.6 Mixed 65.6 77.5
70.9 SusWrite 143 183
77.6% 106 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 1.39 2.02
0.5 4K Write 2.38 5.32
0 4K Mixed 0.31 0.8
136% 1.36 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: 167 187 189 187 188 193 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 149
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 185
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
80% 0.73 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 157 151 147 158 149 MB/s
77.4% Very good
Read 118
Write 151
Mixed 71.1
SusWrite 151
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.7
214% 2.1 MB/s
678GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 136 142 145 145 144 MB/s
52.2% Above average
Read 39.2
Write 62.5
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 143
46% 63.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
22% 0.27 MB/s
748GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 92 97 85 93 90 MB/s
46.9% Average
Read 76
Write 69.8
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 87.7
55% 73.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
43% 0.43 MB/s
820GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 53 49 60 68 64 MB/s
39.3% Below average
Read 79.7
Write 73
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 57.5
48% 65.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
18% 0.23 MB/s
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Desktop 115%
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Workstation 99%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $240

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $350Bench 95%, 454,731 samples23,732x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $240Bench 93%, 164,075 samples4,489x
Core i7-8700Intel  $310Bench 91%, 171,277 samples1,537x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $719Bench 127%, 503,168 samples8,072x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 103%, 706,651 samples6,429x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $408Bench 78%, 785,629 samples2,793x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 175,522 samples2,468x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 216%, 108,899 samples2,346x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $100Bench 272%, 186,383 samples2,065x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $94Bench 86%, 134,405 samples3,135x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 84%, 374,591 samples2,592x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $90Bench 82%, 55,833 samples1,335x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $1,503

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