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Seagate

ST4000VX002-1RT168 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 81.4% (70th of 1014)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000VX002-1RT168, ST4000VX 002-2AJ166, ST4000VX002-2AJ166
Poor: 54%Average: 81.4% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate ST4000VX002-1RT168 4TB averaged just 18.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST4000VX002-1RT168 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.72MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 147MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST4000VX002-1RT168 4TB is 46.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST4000VX002-1RT168 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 75.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.66MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 7081.4%
Min Avg Max
75 Read 147 192
76.1 Write 140 178
52 Mixed 75.5 141
78.7 SusWrite 137 183
91.6% 125 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.39 4K Read 0.66 0.8
1.2 4K Write 1.62 2.1
0.11 4K Mixed 0.72 0.9
138% 1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: CV13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 175 170 175 174 MB/s
99.7% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 173
Mixed 77
SusWrite 174
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: CV13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 165 164 157 168 166 MB/s
93.9% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 151
Mixed 80
SusWrite 163
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 144 159 151 148 150 MB/s
87.8% Excellent
Read 155
Write 157
Mixed 63.9
SusWrite 151
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CV13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 98 105 133 159 149 MB/s
70.6% Very good
Read 128
Write 143
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 118
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.83 MB/s
101GB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 89 86 86 85 MB/s
53.1% Above average
Read 99.1
Write 87.7
Mixed 52.7
SusWrite 85.9
60% 81.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
101GB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 69 84 72 65 72 MB/s
35.9% Below average
Read 54.4
Write 63.5
Mixed 32.1
SusWrite 71
40% 55.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
66% 0.43 MB/s
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Typical ST4000VX002-1RT168 4TB Builds (Compare 14,149 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $190

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples4,399x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,335x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples2,439x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,027x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples849x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples847x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples644x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples555x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples414x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $810

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