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ST2000VM005-2AX102 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 75.4% (102nd of 1015)

Based on 46 user benchmarks.  Models: ST2000VM005-2AX102, ST2000VM005-2MY102, ST2000VM005-2U4102, ST2000VM 005-2AX102
Poor: 49%Average: 75.4% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The Seagate ST2000VM005-2AX102 2TB averaged 24.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST2000VM005-2AX102 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 6.04MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.62MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST2000VM005-2AX102 2TB is 48.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST2000VM005-2AX102 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 52.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 116MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 46 samples)
Rank 10275.4%
Min Avg Max
23.6 Read 116 161
28.6 Write 124 170
25.3 Mixed 52.2 87.8
14 SusWrite 145 190
79.7% 109 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.9 1.8
0.3 4K Write 6.04 7.8
0.1 4K Mixed 0.62 1
218% 2.52 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: SC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 182 181 179 178 186 MB/s
98.2% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 151
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 180
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.7
226% 2.37 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: SC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 179 176 174 180 MB/s
94.4% Outstanding
Read 150
Write 151
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 178
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 0.7
239% 2.77 MB/s
372GB free
Firmware: SC11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 155 162 160 156 166 MB/s
84.9% Excellent
Read 134
Write 121
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 160
84% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 7.6
4K Mixed 0.6
249% 3.07 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: SC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 138 132 134 129 131 MB/s
65.6% Good
Read 94.4
Write 127
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 133
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.5
217% 2.4 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 153 114 115 132 MB/s
54.5% Above average
Read 68.2
Write 111
Mixed 71
SusWrite 121
68% 92.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.2
95% 1.17 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: SC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 23 23 23 24 MB/s
11.7% Very poor
Read 17
Write 33.1
Mixed 26.2
SusWrite 22.9
18% 24.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.2
84% 0.97 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,353,973 HDDs tested

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Typical ST2000VM005-2AX102 2TB Builds (Compare 3,267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 3620

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples844x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples532x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples267x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples328x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples248x
Quadro M2000NvidiaBench 21%, 5,678 samples206x
SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba  $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples101x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba  $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples64x
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples58x
RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples206x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples175x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 714 samples125x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $226

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