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Seagate ST6000DM001

Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

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Average Bench: 90.6% (26th of 1010)

more Based on 346 user benchmarks.  Models: ST6000DM001-1XY17Z, ST6000DM001-1XY1, ST6000DM 001-1YW11C, ST6000DM ST6000DM001-1XY1, ST6000DM001-1YW1, ST6000DM001-1YW11C
Poor: 61%Average: 90.6% Great: 112%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015) averaged just 9.3% 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 0.43MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.07MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015) is 50.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 147MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 127MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 346 samples)
Rank 2690.6%
Min Avg Max
109 Read 164 208
96.5 Write 150 192
57.4 Mixed 127 177
75 SusWrite 147 198
109% 147 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.46 4K Read 1.07 1.6
1.48 4K Write 2.16 2.94
0.25 4K Mixed 0.43 1
132% 1.22 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
756GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 207 207 207 208 207 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 127
Mixed 97.8
SusWrite 206
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
224% 1.7 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 178 179 177 179 179 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 137
Mixed 88
SusWrite 178
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
204% 1.47 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 184 183 183 182 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 138
Mixed 84.7
SusWrite 182
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.57 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 166 169 167 170 MB/s
96.2% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 115
Mixed 81.1
SusWrite 168
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
204% 1.47 MB/s
707GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 106 108 107 108 108 MB/s
79.5% Very good
Read 170
Write 171
Mixed 87
SusWrite 106
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
180% 1.5 MB/s
63GB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 116 118 119 119 120 MB/s
72% Very good
Read 134
Write 100
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 117
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
194% 1.4 MB/s
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Workstation 84%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Extreme7+

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $299Bench 89%, 234,440 samples367x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $231Bench 84%, 146,874 samples54x
Core i7-6700Intel  $310Bench 74%, 85,057 samples25x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $770Bench 152%, 233,414 samples70x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $490Bench 124%, 356,406 samples69x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 99%, 419,404 samples60x
SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $427Bench 223%, 28,341 samples52x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $100Bench 113%, 258,435 samples29x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $136Bench 216%, 56,006 samples29x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $125Bench 85%, 124,530 samples36x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsair  $248Bench 90%, 2,720 samples25x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $130Bench 91%, 61,026 samples16x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $1,621

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