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Seagate ST6000DM003

Barracuda 6TB (2017)

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 66% (157th of 1015)

more Based on 14,331 user benchmarks.  Models: ST6000DM003-2CY186, ST6000DM ST6000DM003-2CY1, ST6000DM003-2U91, ST6000DM003-2CV104, ST6000DM003-2ZD186, ST6000DM003-2U9186, ST6000DM 003-2CY186, ST6000DM003-2CY1
Poor: 40%Average: 66% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017) averaged 34.0% 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 Write Speed 4.73MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.64MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017) is 46.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 66MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 89.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14,331 samples)
Rank 15766%
Min Avg Max
47.4 Read 89.7 133
50.6 Write 115 150
33.2 Mixed 66 76.6
75.2 SusWrite 139 176
75.1% 102 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 1.5 2
2.5 4K Write 4.73 5.5
0.3 4K Mixed 0.64 0.9
221% 2.29 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 170 169 164 149 168 MB/s
77.4% Very good
Read 111
Write 114
Mixed 68.1
SusWrite 157
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.7
230% 2.4 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 144 143 139 136 131 MB/s
57.9% Above average
Read 63.1
Write 113
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 137
70% 94.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 0.6
197% 2.17 MB/s
80GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 93 90 91 90 MB/s
40.4% Average
Read 48.8
Write 90.4
Mixed 54.8
SusWrite 90.3
52% 71.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 0.5
205% 2.4 MB/s
189GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 83 88 83 90 53 MB/s
37.6% Below average
Read 49.7
Write 83.4
Mixed 15.9
SusWrite 81.3
42% 57.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
38% 0.4 MB/s
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Gaming 78%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $114Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples4,147x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $230Bench 76%, 159,077 samples2,653x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $285Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,386x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,233x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $530Bench 148%, 562,666 samples1,036x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples745x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $60Bench 310%, 455,997 samples646x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $50Bench 276%, 367,854 samples576x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,277x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,271x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples801x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $604

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