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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 35.3% (988th of 1071)

Based on 119 user benchmarks.  Model: ST6000NM021A-2R7101
Poor: 23%Average: 35.3% Great: 44%

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Poor average bench

The ST6000NM021A-2R7101 6TB averaged 64.7% 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 Read Speed 26.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 212MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ST6000NM021A-2R7101 6TB is 20.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ST6000NM021A-2R7101 6TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 5.14MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 2.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 119 samples)
Rank 98835.3%
Min Avg Max
120 Read 214 252
116 Write 203 242
91.8 Mixed 108 125
124 SusWrite 212 250
41.4% 184 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.6 4K Read 26.7 39.5
8.4 4K Write 14.8 19.3
0.9 4K Mixed 1.34 1.8
50.1% 14.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2.7 DQ Read 5.14 9.5
3.47 DQ Write 12.5 21.8
1.1 DQ Mixed 2.1 3.33
3.53% 6.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 245 250 249 251 247 MB/s
38.7% Below average
Read 247
Write 237
Mixed 106
SusWrite 248
47% 210 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 17.7
4K Mixed 1.6
50% 14.8 MB/s
DQ Read 8.2
DQ Write 4.6
DQ Mixed 1.1
2% 4.63 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 237 237 237 238 237 MB/s
36.7% Below average
Read 205
Write 163
Mixed 86.7
SusWrite 236
39% 173 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 14.2
4K Mixed 1.7
51% 14.3 MB/s
DQ Read 7.1
DQ Write 10.3
DQ Mixed 1.9
3% 6.43 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 150 149 163 162 161 MB/s
28.4% Poor
Read 150
Write 148
Mixed 97.6
SusWrite 154
31% 137 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 15.6
4K Mixed 1.3
48% 14 MB/s
DQ Read 3.9
DQ Write 4.8
DQ Mixed 0.7
2% 3.13 MB/s
861GB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 154 156 155 154 154 MB/s
27.8% Poor
Read 152
Write 155
Mixed 106
SusWrite 154
32% 141 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 13.3
4K Mixed 1.3
46% 13 MB/s
DQ Read 4
DQ Write 2.3
DQ Mixed 1.7
2% 2.67 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 190 196 206 208 208 MB/s
24.3% Poor
Read 159
Write 88.9
Mixed 68
SusWrite 196
29% 128 MB/s
4K Read 9.8
4K Write 8.8
4K Mixed 0.7
20% 6.43 MB/s
DQ Read 5.1
DQ Write 17.5
DQ Mixed 1.3
4% 7.97 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,748,296 SSDs tested

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Typical ST6000NM021A-2R7101 6TB Builds (Compare 134 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 26%
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Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 21%
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Motherboard: MSI H110M-A PRO M2 (MS-7A82)

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel  $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples31x
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples25x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples16x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples33x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples18x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples9x
SSD
ST6000NM021A-2R7101 6TBBench 35%, 119 samples1x
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples5x
BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD2 2x4GBCrucialBench 77%, 1,881 samples4x
CT4G4DFS8213.M8FB 2x4GBCrucialBench 68%, 473 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $190

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