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Seagate

Expansion 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 48.6% (332nd of 1015)

Based on 8,199 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate Expansion
Poor: 16%Average: 48.6% Great: 67%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate Expansion 4TB averaged 51.3% 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 Write Speed 3.66MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.6MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Expansion 4TB is 51.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Expansion 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 74.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 64.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,199 samples)
Rank 33248.6%
Min Avg Max
26.3 Read 74.9 106
25.3 Write 90.1 128
26 Mixed 64.2 83.6
25 SusWrite 93.6 132
59.6% 80.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.93 1.9
2.51 4K Write 3.66 4.7
0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 0.8
173% 1.73 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 84 87 87 86 86 MB/s
52.3% Above average
Read 95.2
Write 81
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 86.2
61% 82.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.6
162% 1.63 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 124 125 129 132 125 MB/s
51.9% Above average
Read 55.3
Write 75
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 125
61% 82.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
166% 1.37 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 109 102 104 108 MB/s
50.4% Above average
Read 69.5
Write 91.5
Mixed 69
SusWrite 105
62% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.6
152% 1.57 MB/s
895GB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 82 83 83 85 85 MB/s
49.9% Average
Read 90.7
Write 98.8
Mixed 76
SusWrite 82.2
64% 86.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.6
182% 1.87 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 112 114 113 114 MB/s
42.7% Average
Read 34.7
Write 59.8
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 112
49% 66.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.3
200% 2.4 MB/s
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Typical Expansion 4TB Builds (Compare 30,027 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 114%
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Desktop
Desktop 134%
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Workstation
Workstation 117%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $300

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $370Bench 98%, 218,859 samples8,935x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $484Bench 98%, 191,536 samples8,262x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $330Bench 94%, 480,362 samples3,721x
GPU
RTX 2080Nvidia  $698Bench 121%, 165,092 samples4,019x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $1,249Bench 173%, 151,253 samples4,013x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $450Bench 106%, 226,126 samples2,940x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $95Bench 274%, 195,543 samples2,313x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $100Bench 291%, 143,638 samples2,291x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $180Bench 308%, 100,295 samples2,039x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $90Bench 85%, 132,154 samples1,974x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $93Bench 85%, 106,944 samples1,612x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 84%, 364,801 samples1,551x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $1,553

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Intel Core i5-9600K $195Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-9400F $155Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
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