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Seagate

ST4000VX 002-1RT168 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 84.5% (51st of 1014)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: ST4000VX 002-1RT168
Poor: 55%Average: 84.5% Great: 100%

Very good average bench

The Seagate ST4000VX 002-1RT168 4TB averaged just 15.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST4000VX 002-1RT168 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.58MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 152MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST4000VX 002-1RT168 4TB is 44.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST4000VX 002-1RT168 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.41MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 95.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 5184.5%
Min Avg Max
97.5 Read 152 176
99.1 Write 143 168
70.6 Mixed 95.7 141
95.5 SusWrite 139 172
97.6% 133 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.71 0.8
1.4 4K Write 1.41 1.45
0.18 4K Mixed 0.58 0.9
120% 0.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
19GB free
Firmware: CV13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 173 175 169 169 167 MB/s
99.7% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 168
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 172
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
15GB free
Firmware: CV13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 156 150 162 126 MB/s
94.8% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 158
Mixed 73.9
SusWrite 157
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: CV12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
91% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 143
Mixed 141
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.18
77% 0.78 MB/s
908GB free
Firmware: CV13
89% Excellent
Read 154
Write 156
Mixed 130
110% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.21
80% 0.79 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0117
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 132 133 132 132 MB/s
77.1% Very good
Read 137
Write 136
Mixed 80
SusWrite 132
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
362GB free
Firmware: CV13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 95 95 97 96 MB/s
55.4% Above average
Read 97.5
Write 99.1
Mixed 70.6
SusWrite 95.5
67% 90.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s

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