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ST3000DM001-1CH166 802GB

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Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 92.9% (11th of 1015)

more Based on 173 user benchmarks.  Models: ST3000DM001-1CH166, ST3000DM001-9YN166, ST3000DM 001-1CH166, ST3000DM 001-9YN166, ST3000DM 001-1ER166, ST3000DM001-1ER166, ST3000DM001-1E6166
Poor: 72%Average: 92.9% Great: 110%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH166 802GB averaged just 7.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH166 802GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.47MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 166MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH166 802GB is 37.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH166 802GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 91.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.72MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 173 samples)
Rank 1192.9%
Min Avg Max
101 Read 166 197
88.5 Write 149 189
32.9 Mixed 91.6 159
46.6 SusWrite 157 197
103% 141 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.39 4K Read 0.72 1.07
0.84 4K Write 1.65 1.9
0.2 4K Mixed 0.47 0.9
113% 0.95 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
134GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 202 204 202 208 206 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 147
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 204
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
950GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 183 183 184 184 184 MB/s
96.3% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 121
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 182
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 160 161 161 160 MB/s
94.5% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 146
Mixed 80.6
SusWrite 160
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 126 127 125 127 MB/s
84.9% Excellent
Read 170
Write 101
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 127
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 23 29 67 78 74 MB/s
48.6% Average
Read 113
Write 95.7
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 56.1
58% 79.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 45%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
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System: HP xw8600 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon X54501stBench 47%, 826 samples21x
CPU: Intel Xeon X54501stBench 47%, 324 samples17x
Xeon X5450Intel  $299Bench 50%, 5,870 samples12x
GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples9x
Quadro FX 5600NvidiaBench 6%, 254 samples9x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples8x
SSD
870 QVO 2TBSamsung  $149Bench 102%, 41,734 samples9x
870 EVO 250G 250GBSamsungBench 92%, 167 samples4x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples4x
RAM
49GBUnknownBench 18%, 1,461 samples45x
65GBUnknownBench 19%, 1,017 samples36x
41GBUnknownBench 17%, 2,583 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $149

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