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ST2000DL004 HD20 2TB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 56.5% (233rd of 1015)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: ST2000DL004 HD20
Poor: 35%Average: 56.5% Great: 73%

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Average average bench

The Seagate ST2000DL004 HD20 2TB averaged 43.5% 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 0.67MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST2000DL004 HD20 2TB is 37.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST2000DL004 HD20 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 66.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 88.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 23356.5%
Min Avg Max
17 Read 100 142
18.8 Write 88.5 151
6.3 Mixed 66.2 133
2.9 SusWrite 90.1 141
63.6% 86.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.58 0.7
0.56 4K Write 2 3.27
0.12 4K Mixed 0.67 1.1
135% 1.08 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 138 134 139 137 MB/s
71.2% Very good
Read 112
Write 140
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 136
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.37 MB/s
578GB free
Firmware: 1AQ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 107 112 108 112 MB/s
62.8% Good
Read 110
Write 41.6
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 109
61% 82.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 114 111 118 114 MB/s
62.1% Good
Read 100
Write 134
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 116
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.37 MB/s
233GB free
Firmware: 1AQ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 99 87 94 81 MB/s
57.2% Above average
Read 108
Write 35.7
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 91.1
54% 73.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.4
82% 0.63 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 1AQ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 34 37 35 36 37 MB/s
51.2% Above average
Read 142
Write 43.8
Mixed 47.2
SusWrite 36.2
50% 67.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
120% 0.7 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 1AQ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 35 35 36 39 MB/s
50.3% Above average
Read 139
Write 44.6
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 36.3
47% 64.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.2
68% 0.6 MB/s
499GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 90 88 90 MB/s
43% Average
Read 59.8
Write 87.7
Mixed 51.3
SusWrite 89.7
53% 72.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
796GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 0 9.4 MB/s
1.18% Terrible
Read 1.7
Write 115
Mixed 0.5
SusWrite 1.6
21% 29.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 1 MB/s
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Typical ST2000DL004 HD20 2TB Builds (Compare 1,815 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Asus H81M-E - $311

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples222x
Core i5-4570Intel  $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples175x
Core i5-4440Intel  $128Bench 61%, 81,111 samples143x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples208x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples108x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples100x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples95x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples43x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples42x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples38x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples28x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples25x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $548

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