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Seagate

ST32000644NS EIT 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 59.8% (188th of 1015)

Based on 61 user benchmarks.  Model: ST32000644NS EIT
Poor: 42%Average: 59.8% Great: 73%

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Average average bench

The Seagate ST32000644NS EIT 2TB averaged 40.1% 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 0.82MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.88MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST32000644NS EIT 2TB is 30.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate ST32000644NS EIT 2TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 59.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 103MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 61 samples)
Rank 18859.8%
Min Avg Max
66.8 Read 107 130
41.8 Write 104 130
25.9 Mixed 59.5 100
51 SusWrite 103 128
68.5% 93.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.51 4K Read 0.8 1
0.31 4K Write 1.88 2.3
0.23 4K Mixed 0.82 1.1
160% 1.17 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
379GB free
Firmware: MS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 106 105 105 105 MB/s
62.9% Good
Read 114
Write 109
Mixed 59.4
SusWrite 105
71% 96.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.37 MB/s
287GB free
Firmware: MS00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 110 109 111 109 MB/s
61.6% Good
Read 106
Write 100
Mixed 70
SusWrite 109
71% 96.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
184% 1.27 MB/s
311GB free
Firmware: MS00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 109 112 112 112 MB/s
60.1% Good
Read 99.5
Write 106
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 110
70% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.33 MB/s
818GB free
Firmware: MS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 102 103 104 108 MB/s
59.4% Above average
Read 102
Write 98.4
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 104
66% 89.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.3 MB/s
969GB free
Firmware: MS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 100 96 94 98 99 MB/s
59% Above average
Read 108
Write 87.5
Mixed 51.4
SusWrite 97.2
63% 86 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.27 MB/s
832GB free
Firmware: MS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 102 105 105 106 MB/s
58.5% Above average
Read 99
Write 79.7
Mixed 59.3
SusWrite 105
63% 85.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.3 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 51 61 87 80 89 MB/s
47.9% Average
Read 93.1
Write 106
Mixed 59.6
SusWrite 73.5
61% 83 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: HP Compaq Pro 6300 MT

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples908x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples285x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples204x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples418x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples191x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples129x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples86x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples47x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples25x
RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 1x4GBMicronBench 28%, 7,085 samples20x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples20x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 51%, 14,844 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $87

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