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Seagate ST6000DM001

Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 90.3% (21st of 1015)

more Based on 691 user benchmarks.  Models: ST6000DM001-1XY17Z, ST6000DM001-1XY1, ST6000DM 001-1YW11C, ST6000DM ST6000DM001-1XY1, ST6000DM ST6000DM001-1YW1, ST6000DM001-1YW1, ST6000DM001-1YW11C
Poor: 55%Average: 90.3% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015) averaged just 9.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.31MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015) is 62.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 81.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 134MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 691 samples)
Rank 2190.3%
Min Avg Max
92.9 Read 162 209
71.6 Write 134 186
51.6 Mixed 81.9 99.9
82.5 SusWrite 153 204
97.2% 133 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.63 4K Read 1.31 1.5
1.41 4K Write 2.1 2.5
0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 1.1
193% 1.43 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5TB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 203 206 204 204 206 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 172
Mixed 97.3
SusWrite 205
123% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
194% 1.57 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 194 196 195 197 197 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 136
Mixed 99.3
SusWrite 195
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
174% 1.43 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 193 182 188 190 179 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 187
Mixed 92.1
SusWrite 186
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
162% 1.33 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 192 193 194 191 193 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 142
Mixed 84
SusWrite 193
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.6
169% 1.47 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 171 167 172 168 MB/s
96.2% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 133
Mixed 77.6
SusWrite 167
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
223% 1.6 MB/s
5.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 73 44 68 76 MB/s
41.2% Average
Read 75.4
Write 86.2
Mixed 43.3
SusWrite 68.5
50% 68.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.6
91% 0.47 MB/s
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RTX 3080Nvidia  $709Bench 187%, 424,051 samples516x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples499x
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970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples326x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $120Bench 228%, 180,890 samples263x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $115Bench 385%, 327,441 samples230x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples300x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples229x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples167x
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