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ST1000VT001-1RE172 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 49.6% (310th of 1015)

Based on 925 user benchmarks.  Models: ST1000VT001-1RE172, ST1000VT 001-1RE172, ST1000VT ST1000VT001-1RE1, ST1000VT001-1RE1
Poor: 19%Average: 49.6% Great: 73%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST1000VT001-1RE172 1TB averaged 50.4% 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 3.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.54MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000VT001-1RE172 1TB is 53.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000VT001-1RE172 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 38.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 74.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 925 samples)
Rank 31049.6%
Min Avg Max
14 Read 74.2 126
46 Write 94 125
16 Mixed 38.7 62.2
34.5 SusWrite 97.7 130
55.5% 76.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.88 1.8
1.5 4K Write 3.4 5.3
0.2 4K Mixed 0.54 0.8
159% 1.61 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
234GB free
Firmware: SDC2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 119 124 126 122 122 MB/s
69.5% Good
Read 119
Write 98.5
Mixed 50.9
SusWrite 123
71% 97.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
189% 1.4 MB/s
770GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDC2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 75 65 72 64 75 MB/s
55.1% Above average
Read 122
Write 114
Mixed 56
SusWrite 68.8
66% 90.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.6
156% 1.57 MB/s
748GB free
Firmware: SDC2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 112 110 112 111 109 MB/s
53.9% Above average
Read 74.9
Write 127
Mixed 42.3
SusWrite 112
65% 89 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 0.8
218% 2.3 MB/s
549GB free
Firmware: SDC2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 122 128 126 127 120 MB/s
50.3% Above average
Read 50.7
Write 111
Mixed 29.3
SusWrite 123
57% 78.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 0.2
142% 2.13 MB/s
249GB free
Firmware: SDC2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 104 102 100 102 100 MB/s
46.9% Average
Read 60.9
Write 88.1
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 101
50% 69 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.5
180% 2.03 MB/s
867GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDC2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 80 72 76 77 73 MB/s
43.1% Average
Read 77.3
Write 108
Mixed 17.4
SusWrite 72.2
50% 68.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.43 MB/s
647GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDC2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 9.9 24 21 11 13 MB/s
15.1% Very poor
Read 35.8
Write 56.8
Mixed 28.4
SusWrite 15.5
25% 34.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.2
104% 1.5 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDC2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 7.3 12 6.2 7.8 7 MB/s
5.9% Terrible
Read 11.7
Write 21.5
Mixed 5
SusWrite 8.9
9% 11.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
4% 0.03 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 14%
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Desktop
Desktop 62%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
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Motherboard: Intel NUC8CYB

CPU
Core i3-8121UIntelBench 54%, 242 samples48x
GPU
Radeon RX 540AMDBench 12%, 233 samples39x
Radeon 500AMDBench 13%, 1,010 samples9x
SSD
MX300 750GBCrucial  $160Bench 89%, 24,471 samples2x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples2x
TM8PS7001T 1TBTeamBench 75%, 2,755 samples2x
RAM
F6E304HB-MGCj 2x4GBSamsungBench 76%, 152 samples30x
F8E304HB-MGCj 2x2GBSamsungBench 67%, 48 samples16x
2x4GBMicronBench 68%, 3,234 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 18% - Very poor Total price: $160

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