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ST32000646NS 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 69.5% (125th of 1015)

Based on 787 user benchmarks.  Models: ST32000646NS, ST320006 46NS
Poor: 46%Average: 69.5% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate ST32000646NS 2TB averaged 30.5% 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 1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.37MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST32000646NS 2TB is 41%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST32000646NS 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 66.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 117MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 787 samples)
Rank 12569.5%
Min Avg Max
79.6 Read 125 155
80.9 Write 121 150
51.9 Mixed 66.7 81.3
72.3 SusWrite 117 151
78.6% 107 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.82 0.9
1.9 4K Write 2.37 2.7
0.66 4K Mixed 1 1.1
189% 1.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: G009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 147 149 147 150 149 MB/s
86.9% Excellent
Read 154
Write 145
Mixed 72.6
SusWrite 149
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
202% 1.47 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: G008
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 145 145 147 147 146 MB/s
86.2% Excellent
Read 154
Write 152
Mixed 82.1
SusWrite 146
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
204% 1.47 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: G009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 151 146 149 149 MB/s
84.4% Excellent
Read 146
Write 143
Mixed 73.4
SusWrite 148
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.53 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: G009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 137 135 138 137 MB/s
79.7% Very good
Read 141
Write 135
Mixed 68.4
SusWrite 136
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
204% 1.5 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: G009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 138 138 141 135 141 MB/s
78% Very good
Read 132
Write 130
Mixed 73.1
SusWrite 139
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
204% 1.47 MB/s
663GB free
Firmware: G009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 100 104 96 98 MB/s
70% Good
Read 144
Write 134
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 99.2
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
202% 1.47 MB/s
179GB free
Firmware: G009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 87 90 89 89 89 MB/s
48.1% Average
Read 78
Write 79.2
Mixed 54.2
SusWrite 89.1
55% 75.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
197% 1.33 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,308,749 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Asus H87M-PLUS - $128

CPU
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples131x
Core i5-4570Intel  $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples96x
Core i5-4440Intel  $128Bench 61%, 81,111 samples58x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples57x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples46x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples35x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples28x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung  $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples15x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples14x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples23x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples21x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $246

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