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ST2000NM0008-2F3100 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 92.6% (11th of 1015)

Based on 656 user benchmarks.  Models: ST2000NM0008-2F3100, ST2000NM0008-2F3, ST2000NM 0008-2F3100
Poor: 64%Average: 92.6% Great: 110%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate ST2000NM0008-2F3100 2TB averaged just 7.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST2000NM0008-2F3100 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.94MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 2.26MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST2000NM0008-2F3100 2TB is 45.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST2000NM0008-2F3100 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 79.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 156MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 656 samples)
Rank 1192.6%
Min Avg Max
109 Read 162 192
105 Write 156 188
62.2 Mixed 79.4 91.6
103 SusWrite 160 192
102% 139 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.77 4K Read 2.26 2.6
1.9 4K Write 2.38 2.7
0.7 4K Mixed 0.94 1.1
243% 1.86 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 187 185 187 184 186 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 171
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 185
113% 156 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
261% 2.03 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SN01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 165 176 179 186 186 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 180
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 180
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
271% 2 MB/s
986GB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 167 169 165 167 166 MB/s
95.7% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 153
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 167
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
250% 1.97 MB/s
65GB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 153 160 145 148 148 MB/s
92.2% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 173
Mixed 87.1
SusWrite 150
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
237% 1.8 MB/s
370GB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 153 147 151 151 149 MB/s
81.2% Excellent
Read 134
Write 137
Mixed 67.4
SusWrite 149
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
246% 1.8 MB/s
117GB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 92 93 93 93 92 MB/s
76.8% Very good
Read 175
Write 157
Mixed 89.4
SusWrite 92.2
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
247% 1.87 MB/s
500GB free
Firmware: SN01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 144 150 150 149 150 MB/s
75.4% Very good
Read 114
Write 108
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 149
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
210% 1.7 MB/s
96GB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 94 94 94 94 MB/s
54.7% Above average
Read 95.8
Write 95.1
Mixed 65.6
SusWrite 94.1
65% 87.7 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
242% 1.73 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 155%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 168%
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Motherboard: Asrock X299 Steel Legend

CPU
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples71x
Core i9-7900XIntel  $413Bench 82%, 19,432 samples41x
Core i9-10980XEIntel  $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples30x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples23x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples23x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples20x
SSD
860 Pro 512GBSamsung  $150Bench 110%, 16,934 samples14x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples14x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples11x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples46x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples29x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $775

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