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ST6000VN0011-1UL17Z 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 87.7% (35th of 1015)

more Based on 1,358 user benchmarks.  Models: ST6000VN0011-1UL17Z, ST6000VN001-2BB1, ST6000VN001-2BB186, ST6000VN 001-2BB186, ST6000VN001-2EL1, ST6000VN0011-1UL
Poor: 59%Average: 87.7% Great: 107%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate ST6000VN0011-1UL17Z 6TB averaged just 12.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST6000VN0011-1UL17Z 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 4.41MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.78MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST6000VN0011-1UL17Z 6TB is 48.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST6000VN0011-1UL17Z 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 75.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.79MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,358 samples)
Rank 3587.7%
Min Avg Max
97.6 Read 153 187
100 Write 152 183
55.8 Mixed 75.6 89
89.6 SusWrite 152 189
97.2% 133 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1 4K Read 4.41 7.3
1.5 4K Write 1.79 2
0.7 4K Mixed 0.78 0.96
303% 2.33 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 170 173 174 173 170 MB/s
97.1% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 170
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 171
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 7.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
418% 3.23 MB/s
330GB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 142 144 150 150 MB/s
92.3% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 175
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 145
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
432% 3.37 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 121 139 142 142 MB/s
48.1% Average
Read 31.6
Write 81.6
Mixed 15.2
SusWrite 136
48% 66.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.3
72% 0.63 MB/s
70GB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 90 87 88 86 MB/s
47.5% Average
Read 79.5
Write 83.7
Mixed 54.7
SusWrite 85.6
56% 75.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
168% 1.23 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 142%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C91) - $150

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,728x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples969x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples565x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples651x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples465x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples458x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples389x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples224x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples201x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples265x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples169x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples104x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $852

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