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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

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%
5.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 188 182 178 181 183 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 162
Mixed 74.4
SusWrite 183
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 7.3
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
426% 3.3 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 183 186 183 186 184 MB/s
95.4% Outstanding
Read 148
Write 151
Mixed 82.4
SusWrite 183
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
259% 2.03 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 148 145 148 148 MB/s
90.1% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 153
Mixed 81.6
SusWrite 147
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
387% 2.97 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 151 153 151 154 157 MB/s
79.5% Very good
Read 124
Write 128
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 154
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.17 MB/s
515GB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 119 121 124 124 MB/s
74.9% Very good
Read 140
Write 141
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 121
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
161% 1.23 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 94 98 99 99 MB/s
56.5% Above average
Read 101
Write 101
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 94.8
67% 91.1 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
230% 1.77 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 84 85 90 88 MB/s
53.1% Above average
Read 98.5
Write 96.7
Mixed 59.3
SusWrite 85.8
62% 85.1 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
236% 1.7 MB/s
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Typical ST6000VN0011-1UL17Z 6TB Builds (Compare 5,489 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C91) - $238

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $105Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,780x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $158Bench 98%, 89,263 samples996x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $136Bench 86%, 635,419 samples582x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples667x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $309Bench 128%, 442,467 samples479x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $280Bench 100%, 447,556 samples475x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $116Bench 310%, 455,997 samples402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $75Bench 251%, 262,559 samples229x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $117Bench 385%, 327,441 samples208x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples269x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples106x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $914

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