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ST32000542AS 2TB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 48.4% (336th of 1015)

Based on 15,405 user benchmarks.  Models: ST32000542AS, ST320005 ST32000542AS, ST320005 42AS
Poor: 28%Average: 48.4% Great: 62%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB averaged 51.5% 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 0.92MB/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 33.8%. 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 78.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 15,405 samples)
Rank 33648.4%
Min Avg Max
46.2 Read 86.4 112
25.4 Write 78.9 107
30.2 Mixed 48.8 60.9
40.8 SusWrite 82.1 108
54.4% 74.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.7 0.8
1 4K Write 1.55 1.8
0.6 4K Mixed 0.92 1
160% 1.05 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
338GB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 89 85 100 99 93 MB/s
58.8% Above average
Read 110
Write 107
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 94.6
68% 92.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.17 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 91 86 92 93 MB/s
56.6% Above average
Read 107
Write 106
Mixed 58.4
SusWrite 90.4
66% 90.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
874GB free
Firmware: CC95
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 88 89 91 90 MB/s
55.9% Above average
Read 106
Write 99.6
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 88.8
64% 87.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
578GB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 84 86 88 86 MB/s
55.3% Above average
Read 107
Write 94.5
Mixed 51.8
SusWrite 85.7
62% 84.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 75 78 96 96 93 MB/s
50.5% Above average
Read 97
Write 99.3
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 78.7
61% 83.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
937GB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 91 91 89 90 MB/s
47% Average
Read 74.2
Write 85.7
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 89.5
55% 74.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
311GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 72 73 72 74 76 MB/s
46.8% Average
Read 90.5
Write 85
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 72.3
54% 73.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
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Gaming 104%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 98%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $228Bench 84%, 579,366 samples13,228x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $205Bench 83%, 381,540 samples8,578x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $280Bench 87%, 358,192 samples6,824x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 122%, 317,227 samples4,818x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 108%, 266,388 samples4,332x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $338Bench 92%, 292,807 samples3,890x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $53Bench 106%, 475,820 samples2,570x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 287%, 221,864 samples1,929x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $60Bench 274%, 261,855 samples1,706x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $86Bench 86%, 148,943 samples4,398x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $71Bench 87%, 356,610 samples4,286x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $69Bench 84%, 418,722 samples3,230x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $1,007

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