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Seagate

ST5000NM ST5000NM0084-1HT 5TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 96.8% (6th of 1015)

Based on 61 user benchmarks.  Models: ST5000NM ST5000NM0084-1HT, ST5000NM0084-1HT, ST5000NM 0084-1HT17X, ST5000NM0084-1HT17X
Poor: 63%Average: 96.8% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate ST5000NM ST5000NM0084-1HT 5TB averaged just 3.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST5000NM ST5000NM0084-1HT 5TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.98MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.08MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST5000NM ST5000NM0084-1HT 5TB is 54.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST5000NM ST5000NM0084-1HT 5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 97.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 162MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 61 samples)
Rank 696.8%
Min Avg Max
101 Read 169 210
107 Write 162 208
71 Mixed 97.4 155
96.6 SusWrite 173 204
110% 150 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.65 4K Read 1.23 1.6
2.31 4K Write 3.08 3.99
0.3 4K Mixed 0.98 1.29
217% 1.76 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4.5TB free
Firmware: SN05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 206 208 208 204 206 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 198
Mixed 100
SusWrite 206
128% 175 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
244% 1.93 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: SN05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 200 202 202 202 203 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 191
Mixed 98.8
SusWrite 202
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.2
255% 1.97 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 193 205 197 202 203 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 190
Mixed 94.6
SusWrite 196
124% 170 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.1
241% 1.97 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 174 174 178 175 MB/s
97.4% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 171
Mixed 86.4
SusWrite 175
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
222% 1.83 MB/s
375GB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 150 157 157 156 MB/s
84.4% Excellent
Read 141
Write 144
Mixed 94.7
SusWrite 153
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.7 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 153 146 162 165 164 MB/s
57.8% Above average
Read 42.7
Write 49.3
Mixed 45
SusWrite 159
54% 73.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.87 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 93%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B85) - $166

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples873x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples523x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples504x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples321x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples280x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples271x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples153x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples144x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples123x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples254x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples232x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples187x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 124% - Outstanding Total price: $558

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