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ST4000VN 0001-1SF178 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 81% (70th of 1015)

Based on 13 user benchmarks.  Model: ST4000VN 0001-1SF178
Poor: 48%Average: 81% Great: 101%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate ST4000VN 0001-1SF178 4TB averaged just 18.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST4000VN 0001-1SF178 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.61MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.25MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST4000VN 0001-1SF178 4TB is 53.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST4000VN 0001-1SF178 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 109MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 133MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)
Rank 7081%
Min Avg Max
26.2 Read 144 204
39 Write 133 181
40 Mixed 109 183
42.3 SusWrite 139 211
97.3% 132 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.67 4K Read 1.25 1.6
1.9 4K Write 2.6 3.2
0.28 4K Mixed 0.61 1.1
168% 1.48 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
436GB free
Firmware: AN05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 204 204 205 204 205 MB/s
97.3% Outstanding
Read 140
Write 109
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 199
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
167% 1.3 MB/s
324GB free
Firmware: AN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 140 140 141 143 140 MB/s
93.8% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 141
Mixed 91.8
SusWrite 139
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
221% 1.73 MB/s
599GB free
Firmware: AN05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 126 126 126 126 MB/s
83.9% Excellent
Read 166
Write 135
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 126
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
194% 1.53 MB/s
384GB free
Firmware: AN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 111 124 125 136 MB/s
82.3% Excellent
Read 168
Write 133
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 119
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
220% 1.83 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 213 211 214 206 213 MB/s
68.4% Good
Read 26.2
Write 168
Mixed 98.7
SusWrite 211
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
248% 1.97 MB/s
519GB free
Firmware: AN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 42 42 42 42 MB/s
47.6% Average
Read 123
Write 93
Mixed 59.2
SusWrite 42.3
58% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.6 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0
22.9% Poor
Read 39.7
Write 39
Mixed 40
30% 39.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.24
4K Write 2.87
4K Mixed 0.33
142% 1.48 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,328,728 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Precision T1700

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples564x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples337x
Xeon E3-1241 v3Intel  $209Bench 75%, 3,580 samples227x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples247x
Quadro K620Nvidia  $170Bench 11%, 16,214 samples167x
Quadro K600NvidiaBench 3%, 8,087 samples159x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples72x
LCS-256L9S-11 2.5 7mm 256GBLiteonitBench 83%, 4,915 samples56x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples54x
RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples78x
HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 3,905 samples48x
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 53%, 7,869 samples41x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $178

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