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Seagate

Backup+ Desk 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 64.4% (164th of 1015)

Based on 3,006 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate Backup+ Desk
Poor: 14%Average: 64.4% Great: 110%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB averaged 35.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.72MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.47MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB is 96.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 59.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 90.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,006 samples)
Rank 16464.4%
Min Avg Max
28.7 Read 112 195
23 Write 90.8 154
21.5 Mixed 59.7 84
15.9 SusWrite 112 193
68.7% 93.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.71 0.8
0.92 4K Write 2.47 7.2
0.5 4K Mixed 0.72 0.9
155% 1.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 040B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 196 194 195 197 197 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 127
Mixed 80.1
SusWrite 196
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
410GB free
Firmware: 0404
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 181 181 178 159 180 MB/s
82.7% Excellent
Read 114
Write 126
Mixed 66
SusWrite 172
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 0.6
220% 2.8 MB/s
410GB free
Firmware: 0404
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 181 180 177 181 179 MB/s
80.4% Excellent
Read 104
Write 126
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 175
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 7.5
4K Mixed 0.6
218% 2.8 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0511
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 128 131 133 130 132 MB/s
75.1% Very good
Read 133
Write 102
Mixed 82.8
SusWrite 129
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 114%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI - $297

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $240Bench 97%, 550,833 samples5,068x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $385Bench 98%, 354,223 samples4,954x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $130Bench 93%, 321,194 samples1,928x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,404x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,201x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,132x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $117Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,107x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $100Bench 297%, 331,647 samples854x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 275%, 495,311 samples722x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples541x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples530x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples501x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,096

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