Seagate ST6000DM001

Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)

Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)
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Effective Speed +1% Effective Speed 1%Average User Bench +9% Read 1%, Write 0%, 4K Read 47%, 4K Write 8%, Mixed 30%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite 3%Peak Lab Bench +26% Read 4%, Write 1%, 4K Read 65%, 4K Write 23%, Mixed 74%, 4K Mixed 10%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -62%, Market Share -∞%, Price -152%, Value 16%Nice To Haves +31% Age 31%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 1TB (2013)

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Black 2TB (2013)

Barracuda 7200.14 3TB

Average Bench: 89.6% (28^th of 1015)

Based on 529 user benchmarks. Models: ST6000DM001-1XY17Z, ST6000DM001-1XY1, ST6000DM 001-1YW11C, ST6000DM ST6000DM001-1XY1, ST6000DM001-1YW1, ST6000DM001-1YW11C

Poor: 59%Average: 89.6% Great: 114%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015) averaged just 10.4% 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 0.68MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.25MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015) is 55.2%. 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 102MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 139MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 529 samples)

Rank 2889.6%

Min	Avg	Max
99.2	Read 160	208
78.6	Write 139	184
54.1	Mixed 102	163
65.6	SusWrite 155	203
102% 139 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.46	4K Read 1.25	1.7
1.47	4K Write 2.12	2.9
0.25	4K Mixed 0.68	1.1
166% 1.35 MB/s

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

SVN-User, 22 hrs ago.

2TB free

Firmware: CC48

SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 109 110 109 110 MB/s

71.5% Very good

Write 116

Mixed 80.5

SusWrite 108

82% 111 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 2.1

4K Mixed 0.9

193% 1.43 MB/s

ZAF-User, 8 days ago.

21GB free

Firmware: CC48

SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 101 102 102 101 MB/s

57.6% Above average

Write 70.7

Mixed 74.5

SusWrite 101

64% 86.4 MB/s

4K Read 1.1

4K Write 1.7

4K Mixed 0.8

166% 1.2 MB/s

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 68%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Extreme7+

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $299Bench 80%, 367,183 samples	549x
Core i5-6600KIntel $189Bench 77%, 219,764 samples	106x
Core i7-7700KIntel $375Bench 87%, 341,238 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples	105x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 105%, 614,460 samples	102x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $808Bench 129%, 426,287 samples	98x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $350Bench 229%, 35,200 samples	71x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $89Bench 113%, 450,220 samples	54x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $75Bench 103%, 520,826 samples	35x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 84%, 283,637 samples	50x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsair $143Bench 88%, 4,881 samples	26x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 86%, 178,276 samples	22x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $1,058

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Intel Core i5-9600K $218	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $42
Intel Core i5-9400F $155	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $324	Nvidia RTX 2060 $349	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $249

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $653	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Seagate ST6000DM001

Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 89.6% (28^th of 1015)

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Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Extreme7+

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Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 89.6% (28th of 1015)

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