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ST32000542AS 2TB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 48% (341st of 1015)

Based on 13,827 user benchmarks.  Models: ST32000542AS, ST320005 ST32000542AS, ST320005 42AS
Poor: 31%Average: 48% Great: 62%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB averaged 51.9% 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 0.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB is 31.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 48.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 77.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13,827 samples)
Rank 34148%
Min Avg Max
50 Read 85.5 110
29.9 Write 77.8 107
34 Mixed 48.8 60.5
45.6 SusWrite 81.6 109
53.9% 73.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.7 0.8
1.1 4K Write 1.55 1.8
0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 1
158% 1.05 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 109 110 110 108 MB/s
62.5% Good
Read 109
Write 103
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 108
69% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.17 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC94
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 103 100 103 102 MB/s
59.4% Above average
Read 105
Write 94.5
Mixed 55.1
SusWrite 102
65% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 96 98 96 98 MB/s
57.5% Above average
Read 104
Write 94.8
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 96.1
64% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.03 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC94
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 94 97 93 95 MB/s
55.6% Above average
Read 97.4
Write 87.5
Mixed 52.3
SusWrite 96.2
61% 83.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.1 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 109 110 108 110 MB/s
49.4% Average
Read 64
Write 64
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 108
51% 69.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
166% 1.03 MB/s
746GB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 82 82 79 82 MB/s
46.2% Average
Read 79.8
Write 80.5
Mixed 49.3
SusWrite 80.8
53% 72.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 97%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $129

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $160Bench 85%, 387,822 samples8,814x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $224Bench 83%, 300,234 samples5,743x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $280Bench 88%, 252,527 samples4,278x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 112%, 248,968 samples3,249x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $370Bench 107%, 187,079 samples2,874x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $320Bench 85%, 220,643 samples2,512x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $70Bench 109%, 356,825 samples1,777x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $95Bench 290%, 163,194 samples1,294x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $84Bench 275%, 191,483 samples1,165x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $83Bench 84%, 110,665 samples2,828x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 85%, 279,416 samples2,727x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $69Bench 82%, 387,385 samples2,348x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $952

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