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ST6000NM0024 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 102% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 123 user benchmarks.  Model: SEAGATE ST6000NM0024
Poor: 66%Average: 102% Great: 119%

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Outstanding average bench

The Seagate ST6000NM0024 6TB averaged 2.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST6000NM0024 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.16MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.48MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST6000NM0024 6TB is 52.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST6000NM0024 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 90.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 174MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 123 samples)
Rank 2102%
Min Avg Max
110 Read 179 211
104 Write 174 207
60.1 Mixed 90.2 103
106 SusWrite 178 207
114% 155 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.1 4K Read 1.48 1.68
1.94 4K Write 3.29 4
0.8 4K Mixed 1.16 1.4
252% 1.98 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: NS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 198 205 202 206 203 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 190
Mixed 100
SusWrite 203
124% 170 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.2
276% 2.27 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: NS00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 170 168 170 169 167 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 211
Write 209
Mixed 100
SusWrite 169
126% 172 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 1.1
259% 2.2 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: NS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 178 180 178 180 183 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 184
Mixed 91.9
SusWrite 181
120% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
252% 2.03 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: NS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 157 150 159 166 166 MB/s
91.2% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 159
Mixed 93.1
SusWrite 161
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
240% 1.87 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,406,851 HDDs tested

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Typical ST6000NM0024 6TB Builds (Compare 6,157 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 214%
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Desktop
Desktop 116%
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Workstation
Workstation 251%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25)

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel  $298Bench 117%, 66,991 samples1,301x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples1,278x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $212Bench 114%, 70,812 samples834x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples666x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples541x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples518x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples516x
M390 1TBMSIBench 267%, 3,138 samples400x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples364x
RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples714x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples277x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples229x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $1,303

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Intel Core i5-12600K $171Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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