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ST4000NM0033 49Y6003 49Y6006IBM 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 85.2% (45th of 1014)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: ST4000NM0033 49Y6003 49Y6006IBM
Poor: 56%Average: 85.2% Great: 103%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate ST4000NM0033 49Y6003 49Y6006IBM 4TB averaged just 14.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST4000NM0033 49Y6003 49Y6006IBM 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.97MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.28MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST4000NM0033 49Y6003 49Y6006IBM 4TB is 46.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST4000NM0033 49Y6003 49Y6006IBM 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 89.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 142MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 4585.2%
Min Avg Max
13.2 Read 149 188
58.7 Write 142 178
21.5 Mixed 89.2 127
69.2 SusWrite 148 179
97.2% 132 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 1.28 1.8
0.7 4K Write 2.25 3.3
0.1 4K Mixed 0.97 1.2
202% 1.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: BB5J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 180 179 179 179 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 178
Mixed 94.1
SusWrite 178
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
213% 1.63 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: BB59
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 145 143 144 145 MB/s
85.3% Excellent
Read 154
Write 150
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 144
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
208% 1.53 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: BB59
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 91 91 88 88 MB/s
68.3% Good
Read 148
Write 139
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 89.5
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
226% 1.7 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: LB5G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 109 111 111 MB/s
62.8% Good
Read 108
Write 108
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 111
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.33 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: LB5G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 111 108 109 112 MB/s
60.8% Good
Read 102
Write 111
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 109
74% 99.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
166% 1.23 MB/s
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Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 9%
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Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $225

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples1,091x
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples422x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples235x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples170x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples158x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples158x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples106x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples100x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples97x
RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples59x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples52x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples52x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $450

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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