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ST3000NM0053 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 83.8% (58th of 1015)

Based on 816 user benchmarks.  Model: ST3000NM0053
Poor: 57%Average: 83.8% Great: 101%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate ST3000NM0053 3TB averaged just 16.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST3000NM0053 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.98MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.33MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST3000NM0053 3TB is 44%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST3000NM0053 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 79.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 145MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 816 samples)
Rank 5883.8%
Min Avg Max
91.7 Read 147 179
96 Write 148 178
63.7 Mixed 79.5 88.5
85.9 SusWrite 145 178
95% 130 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1 4K Read 1.33 1.9
1.7 4K Write 2.22 3
0.8 4K Mixed 0.98 1.2
205% 1.51 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: G00A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 173 175 175 176 175 MB/s
99.8% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 158
Mixed 70.1
SusWrite 175
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
212% 1.6 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: G00A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 175 175 173 175 MB/s
96.5% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 164
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 175
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.4 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: G00A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 154 153 154 154 155 MB/s
90.7% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 158
Mixed 83
SusWrite 153
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.4 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: G007
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 124 125 122 125 MB/s
84.4% Excellent
Read 170
Write 168
Mixed 104
SusWrite 124
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
189% 1.4 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: G00A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 153 153 154 154 153 MB/s
83.3% Excellent
Read 137
Write 143
Mixed 82.6
SusWrite 153
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.37 MB/s
107GB free
Firmware: G007
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 152 149 147 133 117 MB/s
82.3% Excellent
Read 145
Write 139
Mixed 85.4
SusWrite 141
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.4 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: G00A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 107 125 117 121 118 MB/s
70.7% Very good
Read 128
Write 148
Mixed 79
SusWrite 118
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 1 MB/s
429GB free
Firmware: G00A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 83 84 83 83 MB/s
68.4% Good
Read 155
Write 148
Mixed 84.1
SusWrite 83.3
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
204% 1.47 MB/s
943GB free
Firmware: G00A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 105 105 105 106 MB/s
58.6% Above average
Read 98.8
Write 98.1
Mixed 75.6
SusWrite 105
70% 94.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
168% 1.23 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,331,439 HDDs tested

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Typical ST3000NM0053 3TB Builds (Compare 5,674 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel  $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples1,499x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel  $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples773x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel  $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples688x
GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples496x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples304x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples261x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples183x
C400 RealSSD 256GBMicronBench 55%, 11,652 samples128x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples112x
RAM
M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 618 samples65x
M391B5273DH0-CK0 8x4GBSamsungBench 89%, 244 samples56x
9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GBMicronBench 78%, 366 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373

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