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ST6000NM0044 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 102% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 284 user benchmarks.  Model: ST6000NM0044
Poor: 63%Average: 102% Great: 121%

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Outstanding average bench

The Seagate ST6000NM0044 6TB averaged 1.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST6000NM0044 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.87MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST6000NM0044 6TB is 57.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST6000NM0044 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 92.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 175MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 284 samples)
Rank 2102%
Min Avg Max
118 Read 178 211
102 Write 175 211
59.5 Mixed 92.5 106
70.9 SusWrite 176 211
114% 155 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.07 4K Read 1.45 1.6
1.95 4K Write 3.87 4.88
0.8 4K Mixed 1.1 1.3
254% 2.14 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4.5TB free
Firmware: G007
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 204 203 204 202 204 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 202
Mixed 109
SusWrite 203
132% 180 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.2
276% 2.3 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: G00A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 187 185 186 186 186 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 174
Mixed 86
SusWrite 185
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1.4
304% 2.47 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: G00A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 185 184 182 184 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 172
Mixed 92.3
SusWrite 183
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.2
268% 2.2 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: G007
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 165 165 165 164 MB/s
98% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 178
Mixed 96.5
SusWrite 165
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.2
259% 2 MB/s
5.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: G007
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 146 144 95 119 165 MB/s
85% Excellent
Read 166
Write 176
Mixed 91.5
SusWrite 130
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
192% 1.5 MB/s
5.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: G007
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 164 157 89 126 135 MB/s
83.4% Excellent
Read 157
Write 172
Mixed 82.7
SusWrite 133
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1
242% 2.07 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: G00A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 45 44 45 45 MB/s
74.3% Very good
Read 214
Write 44.2
Mixed 56.7
SusWrite 44.7
66% 90 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.8
173% 1.07 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: G00A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 42 45 45 45 MB/s
73% Very good
Read 211
Write 43.7
Mixed 42.9
SusWrite 43.9
62% 85.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.6
141% 0.87 MB/s
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Typical ST6000NM0044 6TB Builds (Compare 2,636 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 151%
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Desktop
Desktop 106%
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Workstation
Workstation 151%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z590 GAMING FORCE (MS-7D06)

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $221Bench 101%, 65,651 samples614x
Core i9-11900KIntel  $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples528x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples305x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples265x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples231x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples230x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples229x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples130x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples106x
RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples83x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples73x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples66x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $728

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