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ST5000DX000-1H2170 5TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 95.5% (6th of 1015)

Based on 43 user benchmarks.  Models: ST5000DX000-1H2170, ST5000DX 000-1H2170, ST5000DX000-1H21
Poor: 61%Average: 95.5% Great: 123%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate ST5000DX000-1H2170 5TB averaged just 4.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST5000DX000-1H2170 5TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.78MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.09MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST5000DX000-1H2170 5TB is 62.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST5000DX000-1H2170 5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 95.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 144MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)
Rank 695.5%
Min Avg Max
57.2 Read 172 218
4.2 Write 144 201
8.9 Mixed 95.3 189
38.6 SusWrite 163 216
105% 143 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.42 4K Read 1.09 1.4
0.2 4K Write 2.08 2.5
0.23 4K Mixed 0.78 1.2
171% 1.32 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4.5TB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 200 202 201 203 197 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 150
Mixed 91.2
SusWrite 194
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
188% 1.47 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 189 190 191 192 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 156
Mixed 97.2
SusWrite 190
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
197% 1.5 MB/s
427GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 130 128 132 132 131 MB/s
82.8% Excellent
Read 159
Write 142
Mixed 80.6
SusWrite 129
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
195% 1.47 MB/s
943GB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 105 105 105 106 MB/s
74.5% Very good
Read 156
Write 128
Mixed 88.3
SusWrite 104
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
191% 1.43 MB/s
162GB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 126 126 126 126 MB/s
70.4% Very good
Read 120
Write 102
Mixed 77
SusWrite 125
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
154% 1.23 MB/s
162GB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 125 125 124 126 126 MB/s
67.1% Good
Read 110
Write 96.7
Mixed 77.4
SusWrite 123
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
178% 1.33 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 84%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 71%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-B902

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples46x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples26x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples9x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples3x
SSD
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples12x
NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GBSamsungBench 201%, 5,877 samples3x
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples2x
RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples31x
F4 DDR4 2800 C18 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 91%, 137 samples2x
F4 DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 72%, 1,022 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $580

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