Seagate ST6000DM001

Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)

Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)
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Effective Speed +5% Effective Speed 5%Average Score +2% Read 4%, Write -6%, 4K Read 6%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed 6%, SusWrite 6%Peak Score +3% Read 4%, Write -1%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -0%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed 16%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -18%, Market Share -∞%, Price -31%, Value 98%Nice To Haves +17% Age 17%

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Black 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 93.5% (12^th of 1015)

Based on 647 user benchmarks. Models: ST6000DM001-1XY17Z, ST6000DM001-1XY1, ST6000DM 001-1YW11C, ST6000DM ST6000DM001-1XY1, ST6000DM001-1YW1, ST6000DM001-1YW11C

Poor: 63%Average: 93.5% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015) averaged just 6.4% 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 0.93MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.36MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015) is 54%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 83.4MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 138MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 647 samples)

Rank 1293.5%

Min	Avg	Max
95.9	Read 165	209
73.6	Write 138	188
64.2	Mixed 83.4	101
98.5	SusWrite 161	204
100% 137 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.91	4K Read 1.36	1.6
1.6	4K Write 2.13	2.5
0.6	4K Mixed 0.93	1.19
199% 1.47 MB/s

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 2 days ago.

4.5TB free

Firmware: CC48

SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 199 201 202 200 202 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 195

Mixed 92

SusWrite 201

126% 172 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 2

4K Mixed 1.2

224% 1.5 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

3TB free

Firmware: CC48

SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 166 162 165 163 159 MB/s

85.3% Excellent

Write 160

Mixed 80.8

SusWrite 163

99% 135 MB/s

4K Read 0.3

4K Write 1.3

4K Mixed 0.1

48% 0.57 MB/s

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 107%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $329Bench 87%, 450,504 samples	4,979x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $198Bench 84%, 703,010 samples	4,634x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $249Bench 85%, 202,028 samples	2,240x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 401,550 samples	2,302x
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 107%, 286,928 samples	2,275x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $480Bench 100%, 185,098 samples	964x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $85Bench 287%, 246,585 samples	805x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $64Bench 271%, 313,524 samples	615x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $105Bench 239%, 99,502 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 360,684 samples	1,223x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 85%, 188,132 samples	709x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 121,183 samples	554x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,003

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $208	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Seagate ST6000DM001

Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 93.5% (12^th of 1015)

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P

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Seagate ST6000DM001

Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 93.5% (12th of 1015)

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