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Seagate ST1000NM0033

Constellation ES.3 1TB

Constellation ES.3 1TB
BENCHMARKS (9,374)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average Score +14% Read -4%, Write 6%, 4K Read 59%, 4K Write 21%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed 19%, SusWrite -6%Peak Score +14% Read -9%, Write -2%, 4K Read 65%, 4K Write 30%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed 20%, SusWrite -8%Value & Sentiment -2,135%User Rating -19%, Market Share -8,594%, Price 85%, Value -12%Nice To Haves -2%Age -2%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 1TB (2013)

Black 2TB (2013)

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Barracuda 7200.14 3TB

Average Bench: 83.7% (59^th of 1015)

Based on 9,374 user benchmarks. Models: ST1000NM0033-9ZM173, ST1000NM ST1000NM0033-9ZM, ST1000NM 0033-9ZM173, ST1000NM 0033, ST1000NM ST1000NM0033, ST1000NM0033-9ZM

Poor: 56%Average: 83.7% Great: 103%

Popular builds with this HDD

Very good average bench

The Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB averaged just 16.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.99MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.36MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB is 47.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 82.3MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 142MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 9,374 samples)

Rank 5983.7%

Min	Avg	Max
96.6	Read 149	183
92.5	Write 145	177
63.3	Mixed 82.3	94.7
79.7	SusWrite 142	180
95% 130 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.96	4K Read 1.36	1.7
1.7	4K Write 2.4	3.2
0.7	4K Mixed 0.99	1.2
211% 1.58 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Sequential

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

895GB free

Firmware: GA04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 174 175 177 176 MB/s

99.5% Outstanding

Write 170

Mixed 80.4

SusWrite 176

109% 149 MB/s

4K Read 1.4

4K Write 2.7

4K Mixed 1

219% 1.7 MB/s

ITA-User, 3 days ago.

931GB free

Firmware: SN06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 164 166 166 169 168 MB/s

99.4% Outstanding

Write 166

Mixed 81.3

SusWrite 167

108% 148 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 3.2

4K Mixed 1.2

247% 1.9 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

929GB free

Firmware: SN03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 169 186 184 181 183 MB/s

99% Outstanding

Write 166

Mixed 86.8

SusWrite 180

109% 149 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 3

4K Mixed 1

221% 1.77 MB/s

MEX-User, 4 days ago.

779GB free

Firmware: SN03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 166 164 165 166 MB/s

91.4% Outstanding

Write 154

Mixed 89.7

SusWrite 166

103% 140 MB/s

4K Read 1.4

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 0.9

212% 1.73 MB/s

ROU-User, 23 hrs ago.

162GB free

Firmware: GA0F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 101 103 101 102 MB/s

71.3% Very good

Write 89.3

Mixed 77.2

SusWrite 101

76% 104 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 2.4

4K Mixed 1.1

221% 1.6 MB/s

RUS-User, 20 hrs ago.

266GB free

Firmware: SN03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 37 37 38 37 MB/s

64.2% Good

Write 43.8

Mixed 43.7

SusWrite 37.3

57% 77.7 MB/s

4K Read 2.5

4K Write 0.6

4K Mixed 0.8

204% 1.3 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

909GB free (System drive)

Firmware: GA04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 57 71 89 54 56 MB/s

24% Poor

Write 97.1

Mixed 24.7

SusWrite 67.1

37% 51.3 MB/s

4K Read 0.2

4K Write 1.2

4K Mixed 0.3

64% 0.57 MB/s

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Typical Constellation ES.3 1TB Builds (Compare 24,390 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 78%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $90Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,220x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $99Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,295x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $136Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	3,091x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,564x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,381x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,373x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	926x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $117Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	819x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	713x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,581x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	984x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $500

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $125
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $330

Seagate ST1000NM0033

Constellation ES.3 1TB

Average Bench: 83.7% (59^th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 83.7% (59th of 1015)

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