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ST2000VM003-1ET1 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 86.1% (41st of 1015)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate ST2000VM003-1ET1
Poor: 73%Average: 86.1% Great: 92%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate ST2000VM003-1ET1 2TB averaged just 13.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST2000VM003-1ET1 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.43MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 151MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST2000VM003-1ET1 2TB is just 18.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate ST2000VM003-1ET1 2TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.71MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 108MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 4186.1%
Min Avg Max
116 Read 148 164
127 Write 147 161
68.8 Mixed 108 145
139 SusWrite 151 160
102% 139 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 0.71 0.75
1.5 4K Write 1.66 1.8
0.14 4K Mixed 0.43 0.8
108% 0.93 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: SC11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 162 162 160 161 MB/s
91.6% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 148
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 160
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
801GB free
Firmware: SC11
90.6% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 160
Mixed 142
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.15
77% 0.84 MB/s
801GB free
Firmware: SC11
89.7% Excellent
Read 155
Write 158
Mixed 145
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.69
4K Mixed 0.15
78% 0.85 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 133 153 167 164 161 MB/s
89.5% Excellent
Read 164
Write 129
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 148
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: SC11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 160 159 160 160 MB/s
88.4% Excellent
Read 152
Write 151
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 156
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: SC11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 137 140 140 140 MB/s
73.1% Very good
Read 116
Write 128
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 139
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,338,850 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples866x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples645x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples438x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples160x
RX 480AMD  $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples118x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples85x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples83x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples77x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX  $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples50x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $358

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