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ST2000NM0033 81Y9795 81Y3864IBM 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 80.1% (80th of 1015)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: ST2000NM0033 81Y9795 81Y3864IBM
Poor: 51%Average: 80.1% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate ST2000NM0033 81Y9795 81Y3864IBM 2TB averaged just 19.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST2000NM0033 81Y9795 81Y3864IBM 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.93MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.23MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST2000NM0033 81Y9795 81Y3864IBM 2TB is 53%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST2000NM0033 81Y9795 81Y3864IBM 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 85.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 135MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 8080.1%
Min Avg Max
40 Read 144 186
98.1 Write 145 183
51.2 Mixed 85.8 121
78.8 SusWrite 135 182
93.5% 127 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.18 4K Read 1.23 1.7
1.4 4K Write 2.39 3.4
0.39 4K Mixed 0.93 1.1
199% 1.52 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
163GB free
Firmware: BB5J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 159 159 161 159 MB/s
93.3% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 156
Mixed 90
SusWrite 160
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
189% 1.4 MB/s
40GB free
Firmware: BB5A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 127 125 127 127 MB/s
81.8% Excellent
Read 159
Write 151
Mixed 79
SusWrite 126
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
232% 1.8 MB/s
52GB free
Firmware: BB5A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 130 127 128 132 MB/s
73.2% Very good
Read 124
Write 124
Mixed 77.1
SusWrite 130
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
234% 1.83 MB/s
542GB free
Firmware: BB58
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 96 96 97 96 97 MB/s
67.2% Good
Read 138
Write 125
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 95.5
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
195% 1.47 MB/s
527GB free
Firmware: BB58
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 95 95 96 96 MB/s
65.3% Good
Read 132
Write 130
Mixed 88.2
SusWrite 95.5
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
189% 1.4 MB/s
71GB free
Firmware: BB59
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 122 123 120 121 MB/s
63.6% Good
Read 101
Write 98.1
Mixed 82.9
SusWrite 120
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
215% 1.5 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: BB5A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 97 98 97 100 MB/s
55.2% Above average
Read 93.1
Write 98.7
Mixed 58.6
SusWrite 98.8
64% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 97%
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Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B560-PLUS

CPU
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples903x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples614x
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples582x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples779x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples570x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples294x
SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples189x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples176x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples153x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples385x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples250x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples191x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $505

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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