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ST4000DM (ExtHD)

000-1F2168 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 52.8% (21st of 639)

Based on 18 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 2109 PID 0711 Model: ST4000DM 000-1F2168
Poor: 42%Average: 52.8% Great: 62%

Average average bench

The ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB averaged 47.2% 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. Sustained Write Speed 131MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 108MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB is 20.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.65MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.69MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)
Rank 2152.8%
Min Avg Max
92.3 Read 134 170
61 Write 108 141
55.8 Mixed 80.6 104
48.8 SusWrite 131 170
151% 113 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.65 0.7
0.9 4K Write 1.56 1.8
0.19 4K Mixed 0.69 0.8
79.1% 0.97 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 163 163 164 165 167 MB/s
62.3% Good
Read 148
Write 128
Mixed 90.9
SusWrite 163
178% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
84% 1 MB/s
166GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 146 152 152 151 151 MB/s
57.3% Above average
Read 134
Write 95.4
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 149
154% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
84% 1 MB/s
1.5TB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 132 133 132 132 MB/s
53.3% Above average
Read 132
Write 107
Mixed 73.1
SusWrite 132
147% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
87% 1.03 MB/s
1.5TB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 132 133 132 132 MB/s
52.7% Above average
Read 131
Write 107
Mixed 74.1
SusWrite 132
148% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
81% 1 MB/s
630GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 144 143 141 144 144 MB/s
51.4% Above average
Read 105
Write 74.4
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 142
133% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
80% 0.97 MB/s
657GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 27 36 39 39 29 MB/s
22.5% Poor
Read 79.5
Write 64.7
Mixed 44.9
SusWrite 34.3
71% 55.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
56% 0.67 MB/s
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