Average Bench: 92.3% (12th of 1014)

Based on 4 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID ST6000VX0023-2EF
Poor: 67%Average: 92.3% Great: 112%

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Excellent average bench

The Amd-raid ST6000VX0023-2EF 6TB averaged just 7.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid ST6000VX0023-2EF 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 13.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.15MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this HDD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 72.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 154MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)
Min Avg Max
116 Read 163 198
126 Write 159 187
54.7 Mixed 72.8 89.9
114 SusWrite 154 198
100% 137 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.2 4K Read 13.1 21.9
3.1 4K Write 3.97 4.5
1.1 4K Mixed 1.15 1.2
746% 6.07 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 199 197 197 197 198 MB/s
Read 184
Write 183
Mixed 54.7
SusWrite 198
112% 155 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1.2
1,127% 9.17 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 156 160 80 159 149 MB/s
Read 198
Write 187
Mixed 89.9
SusWrite 143
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 13.8
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1.1
781% 6.47 MB/s
380GB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 162 160 163 164 MB/s
Read 153
Write 139
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 162
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.2
764% 6.17 MB/s
918GB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 113 121 108 117 107 MB/s
Read 116
Write 126
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 114
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.1
313% 2.47 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,358,447 HDDs tested

Typical ST6000VX0023-2EF 6TB Builds (Compare 1,297 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $545

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