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ST3000VX002-1F416R 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 73% (117th of 1015)

Based on 55 user benchmarks.  Models: ST3000VX002-1F416R, ST3000VX 002-1F416R, ST3000VX002-2AG16L, ST3000VX002-1F41
Poor: 52%Average: 73% Great: 90%

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Good average bench

The Seagate ST3000VX002-1F416R 3TB averaged 27.0% 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 0.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 128MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST3000VX002-1F416R 3TB is 37.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST3000VX002-1F416R 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 78.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.59MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 55 samples)
Rank 11773%
Min Avg Max
82.8 Read 128 161
75.2 Write 126 155
53.1 Mixed 78.2 123
77.6 SusWrite 128 161
84.5% 115 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.38 4K Read 0.59 0.7
1.25 4K Write 1.45 1.72
0.12 4K Mixed 0.6 0.8
118% 0.88 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 140 141 142 142 MB/s
80.9% Excellent
Read 141
Write 144
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 141
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
522GB free
Firmware: CV13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 142 141 142 142 MB/s
79.8% Very good
Read 137
Write 148
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 142
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 141 139 139 140 MB/s
79.1% Very good
Read 136
Write 131
Mixed 79
SusWrite 140
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: CV13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 141 141 140 138 MB/s
78.7% Very good
Read 135
Write 133
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 140
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: CV13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 118 116 118 118 118 MB/s
76.5% Very good
Read 150
Write 156
Mixed 81.3
SusWrite 117
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
622GB free
Firmware: CV13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 91 84 89 87 MB/s
59.6% Above average
Read 120
Write 107
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 87.4
72% 97.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CV13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 94 77 81 93 110 MB/s
53.1% Above average
Read 95.2
Write 138
Mixed 76.4
SusWrite 89.9
74% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 26%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-D2V - $84

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples108x
Core i5-4570Intel  $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples103x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples86x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples68x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples67x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples63x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples59x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples24x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples26x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples23x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples20x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $306

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