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ST3000NM0015-1VT10N 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 99.6% (5th of 1014)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: ST3000NM0015-1VT10N
Poor: 56%Average: 99.6% Great: 111%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate ST3000NM0015-1VT10N 3TB averaged just 0.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST3000NM0015-1VT10N 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.93MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST3000NM0015-1VT10N 3TB is 54.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST3000NM0015-1VT10N 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 97.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 169MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 599.6%
Min Avg Max
96.5 Read 175 203
93.1 Write 170 198
27.6 Mixed 97.2 168
99.3 SusWrite 169 194
112% 153 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.93 4K Read 1.35 1.5
2.5 4K Write 4 4.4
0.43 4K Mixed 0.93 1.2
234% 2.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: TS02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 189 192 195 196 195 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 198
Mixed 91.7
SusWrite 193
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1
255% 2.3 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: TS02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 192 181 194 195 193 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 183
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 191
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1.1
262% 2.3 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: TS02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 187 190 191 189 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 181
Mixed 92.3
SusWrite 189
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 1.1
260% 2.27 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: TS02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 169 170 170 170 MB/s
98.2% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 176
Mixed 87.2
SusWrite 169
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 1.2
271% 2.3 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: TS04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 147 150 147 147 145 MB/s
86.4% Excellent
Read 154
Write 149
Mixed 92.3
SusWrite 146
100% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 1.1
250% 2.13 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: TS02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 99 100 99 99 MB/s
56.4% Above average
Read 96.5
Write 93.1
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 99.3
66% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
234% 1.67 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,358,006 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 111%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 102%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,937x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples541x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples272x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples480x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples306x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples224x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples149x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples121x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples110x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples154x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples85x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $1,037

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