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ST3000NM0033 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 84.9% (47th of 1015)

Based on 100 user benchmarks.  Model: SEAGATE ST3000NM0033
Poor: 52%Average: 84.9% Great: 103%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate ST3000NM0033 3TB averaged just 15.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST3000NM0033 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.99MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.36MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST3000NM0033 3TB is 51.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST3000NM0033 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 82.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 144MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 100 samples)
Rank 4784.9%
Min Avg Max
73.5 Read 148 184
85.6 Write 144 178
54.3 Mixed 82.5 96.2
90.8 SusWrite 147 179
95.8% 131 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1 4K Read 1.36 1.7
1.71 4K Write 2.41 3.2
0.7 4K Mixed 0.99 1.2
211% 1.59 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: NS00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 169 173 173 172 MB/s
99.4% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 163
Mixed 95.5
SusWrite 172
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.6
187% 1.73 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: NS00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 173 173 174 174 MB/s
98.4% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 166
Mixed 83
SusWrite 173
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
236% 1.83 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: NS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 142 144 144 141 143 MB/s
89.2% Excellent
Read 170
Write 176
Mixed 86.7
SusWrite 140
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.57 MB/s
389GB free
Firmware: NS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 135 137 137 136 MB/s
69% Good
Read 105
Write 110
Mixed 72.4
SusWrite 136
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
187% 1.37 MB/s
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Gaming 158%
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation 172%
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Motherboard: Asrock X299 Taichi CLX

CPU
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples34x
Core i9-10980XEIntel  $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples28x
Core i9-10920XIntel  $850Bench 87%, 3,007 samples9x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples17x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples10x
RTX 3090-TiNvidiaBench 232%, 16,406 samples8x
SSD
SSDPEL1D380GA 380GBIntelBench 465%, 197 samples13x
CT250MX500SSD4 250GBBench 102%, 16,301 samples5x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD  $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples5x
RAM
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples20x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples15x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples15x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $910

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