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ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 48.6% (325th of 1015)

more Based on 7,786 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000LM024-2AN17V, ST4000LM 024-2AN17V, ST4000LM024-2AN1, ST4000LM 024-2U817V, ST4000LM024-2U817V, ST4000LM024-2U81
Poor: 29%Average: 48.6% Great: 63%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB averaged 51.4% 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 3.79MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.6MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB is 34.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 63.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 58.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,786 samples)
Rank 32548.6%
Min Avg Max
36.6 Read 63.3 96.5
40.9 Write 92.8 122
26.5 Mixed 58.1 68.2
57.2 SusWrite 105 134
58.8% 79.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.68 1
2.68 4K Write 3.79 4.7
0.38 4K Mixed 0.6 0.8
166% 1.69 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 125 122 130 124 MB/s
58.9% Above average
Read 81.1
Write 108
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 123
69% 93.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.7
188% 1.83 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 109 111 111 107 MB/s
54.1% Above average
Read 78.9
Write 102
Mixed 63.6
SusWrite 109
65% 88.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.6
162% 1.63 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 103 107 92 89 90 MB/s
50.2% Above average
Read 76.2
Write 109
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 97.8
64% 87.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.9
201% 1.83 MB/s
901GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 86 87 90 87 MB/s
42.9% Average
Read 62.1
Write 79.9
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 86.3
53% 72.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.5
148% 1.7 MB/s
94GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 71 117 111 90 88 MB/s
39.7% Below average
Read 48.2
Write 92
Mixed 19.3
SusWrite 88.8
45% 62.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 0.4
158% 1.97 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 67 72 71 70 70 MB/s
34.1% Below average
Read 47.7
Write 59.2
Mixed 58.2
SusWrite 69.9
44% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.4
140% 1.77 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples1,846x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,436x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,114x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial  $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples522x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples751x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $542

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