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ST4000DM005-2DP1 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 78.6% (83rd of 1015)

Based on 12 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate ST4000DM005-2DP1
Poor: 53%Average: 78.6% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The Seagate ST4000DM005-2DP1 4TB averaged 21.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST4000DM005-2DP1 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.66MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 150MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST4000DM005-2DP1 4TB is 43.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST4000DM005-2DP1 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 74MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 117MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)
Rank 8378.6%
Min Avg Max
96.7 Read 150 187
48.3 Write 121 163
42.5 Mixed 74 162
23 SusWrite 117 165
84.5% 115 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.67 0.8
1.7 4K Write 1.91 2.2
0.23 4K Mixed 0.66 0.9
136% 1.08 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 144 144 152 149 158 MB/s
92.1% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 123
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 150
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 152 167 152 161 152 MB/s
91.6% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 115
Mixed 50.1
SusWrite 156
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.13 MB/s
35GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 130 109 128 120 107 MB/s
87.6% Excellent
Read 187
Write 147
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 118
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.17 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 118 124 126 127 MB/s
81.9% Excellent
Read 163
Write 134
Mixed 60.8
SusWrite 122
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.2 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 141 145 147 146 147 MB/s
79.5% Very good
Read 134
Write 111
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 142
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.13 MB/s
19GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 89 88 86 87 MB/s
78.2% Very good
Read 185
Write 132
Mixed 72
SusWrite 87.6
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
792GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 84 89 89 86 MB/s
52.6% Above average
Read 96.7
Write 48.3
Mixed 52.4
SusWrite 86.6
52% 71 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
191GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 23 23 23 24 MB/s
43.6% Average
Read 129
Write 99.4
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 23
56% 76.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 4%
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Desktop
Desktop 47%
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Workstation 4%
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System: HP HPE-519c

CPU
Phenom II X4 830AMDBench 52%, 1,495 samples1x
Phenom II X6 1065TAMDBench 55%, 1,141 samples1x
GPU
Radeon HD 6450AMDBench 2%, 32,407 samples1x
Radeon HD 5570AMDBench 4%, 12,172 samples1x
SSD
Solid State 512GBSpccBench 60%, 163 samples1x
RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF 16GBSamsungBench 29%, 1 sample1x
4x4GBHynixBench 50%, 91 samples1x
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