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Seagate

ST2000NX0423 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 69.9% (125th of 1015)

Based on 39 user benchmarks.  Model: ST2000NX0423
Poor: 47%Average: 69.9% Great: 77%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate ST2000NX0423 2TB averaged 30.1% 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 1.01MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.93MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST2000NX0423 2TB is 30.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate ST2000NX0423 2TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 79.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 117MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 39 samples)
Rank 12569.9%
Min Avg Max
70.2 Read 125 138
33.8 Write 117 134
42.4 Mixed 79.5 93.6
36.9 SusWrite 118 135
80.7% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.4 4K Read 1.93 2.2
0.6 4K Write 2.57 3
0.6 4K Mixed 1.01 1.2
240% 1.84 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: NB33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 130 129 132 133 MB/s
75.6% Very good
Read 132
Write 129
Mixed 88.5
SusWrite 131
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
244% 1.93 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: NB33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 130 130 130 131 131 MB/s
75.1% Very good
Read 133
Write 126
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 128
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
259% 2 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: NB33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 128 129 127 129 129 MB/s
75.1% Very good
Read 132
Write 129
Mixed 84.4
SusWrite 129
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
251% 1.93 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: NB33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 130 133 128 131 132 MB/s
74.6% Very good
Read 132
Write 133
Mixed 84.9
SusWrite 128
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
246% 1.93 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: NB33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 129 129 130 130 MB/s
74.4% Very good
Read 129
Write 126
Mixed 83.6
SusWrite 130
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
255% 1.97 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: NB33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 117 119 122 113 123 MB/s
70.4% Very good
Read 127
Write 126
Mixed 80
SusWrite 117
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
256% 1.93 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: NB33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 123 124 124 123 123 MB/s
70% Very good
Read 121
Write 101
Mixed 91.2
SusWrite 122
81% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
236% 1.83 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: NB33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 108 115 117 117 MB/s
67.6% Good
Read 122
Write 128
Mixed 80.1
SusWrite 113
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
241% 1.83 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7050

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples1,609x
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples852x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples617x
GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples2,187x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples1,359x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples166x
SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba  $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples151x
KingFast 1TBBench 95%, 2,943 samples144x
1100 SATA 256GBMicronBench 73%, 16,265 samples93x
RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples239x
HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 2x4GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,458 samples209x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 3,269 samples124x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $200

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