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ST1000VX005 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 72.9% (117th of 1015)

Based on 59 user benchmarks.  Model: ST1000VX005
Poor: 50%Average: 72.9% Great: 97%

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Good average bench

The Seagate ST1000VX005 1TB averaged 27.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.76MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.76MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000VX005 1TB is 46.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000VX005 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 60.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.31MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 59 samples)
Rank 11772.9%
Min Avg Max
29.1 Read 127 176
31.4 Write 126 168
32.6 Mixed 60.4 78.5
78 SusWrite 127 170
80.5% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.76 1
0.5 4K Write 1.31 2.1
0.1 4K Mixed 0.76 1.1
140% 0.94 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: SC11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 166 173 158 174 175 MB/s
99% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 164
Mixed 73.3
SusWrite 169
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.27 MB/s
742GB free
Firmware: SC23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 168 172 174 176 175 MB/s
96.8% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 153
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 172
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1 MB/s
876GB free
Firmware: SC23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 146 146 144 144 MB/s
82.8% Excellent
Read 144
Write 146
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 145
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.83 MB/s
772GB free
Firmware: MZ4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 145 144 141 145 146 MB/s
81.9% Excellent
Read 142
Write 146
Mixed 54.3
SusWrite 144
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.4
109% 1 MB/s
0GB free
Firmware: SC23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 119 119 121 119 MB/s
75.9% Very good
Read 145
Write 139
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 120
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 0.97 MB/s
901GB free
Firmware: SN11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 122 121 122 121 MB/s
69.4% Good
Read 121
Write 124
Mixed 64
SusWrite 121
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
195% 1.3 MB/s
63GB free
Firmware: SC23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 107 96 122 138 125 MB/s
59.6% Above average
Read 88.8
Write 88.1
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 119
64% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.77 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 90%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: MSI H510M-A PRO (MS-7D22)

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples1,766x
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples1,319x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples991x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples898x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples674x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples562x
SSD
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 186%, 34,043 samples343x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples210x
P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial  $45Bench 166%, 55,360 samples149x
RAM
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples326x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples300x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples279x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $353

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