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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 32.8% (999th of 1072)

Based on 49 user benchmarks.  Model: ST16000NM003G-2KH113
Poor: 24%Average: 32.8% Great: 40%

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Poor average bench

The ST16000NM003G-2KH113 16TB averaged 67.1% 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 25.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 200MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ST16000NM003G-2KH113 16TB is just 15.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ST16000NM003G-2KH113 16TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 5.02MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1.55MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 49 samples)
Rank 99932.8%
Min Avg Max
99 Read 195 276
87.3 Write 184 265
82.3 Mixed 107 194
118 SusWrite 200 260
38.6% 172 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.6 4K Read 25.7 41
8.1 4K Write 11 15.2
0.8 4K Mixed 1.31 1.9
46.4% 12.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.9 DQ Read 5.02 12.7
6.7 DQ Write 10.7 17.3
0.5 DQ Mixed 1.55 2.7
2.97% 5.76 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
12.5TB free
Firmware: SS03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 207 207 202 203 204 MB/s
35% Below average
Read 207
Write 181
Mixed 111
SusWrite 204
40% 176 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 11.4
4K Mixed 1.2
52% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 3.9
DQ Write 12.8
DQ Mixed 2.2
4% 6.3 MB/s
766GB free
Firmware: SS03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 197 191 193 205 196 MB/s
32.8% Below average
Read 115
Write 118
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 197
29% 130 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 1.3
60% 15.7 MB/s
DQ Read 4.2
DQ Write 7.2
DQ Mixed 0.7
2% 4.03 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SS02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 224 202 209 226 232 MB/s
31.5% Below average
Read 259
Write 239
Mixed 109
SusWrite 221
46% 207 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 9.2
4K Mixed 1.2
27% 7.97 MB/s
DQ Read 5.2
DQ Write 9.1
DQ Mixed 1.8
3% 5.37 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: SS02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 177 183 189 186 185 MB/s
29.6% Poor
Read 184
Write 191
Mixed 93.7
SusWrite 179
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 10.5
4K Mixed 1.3
41% 11.4 MB/s
DQ Read 3.2
DQ Write 6.7
DQ Mixed 1.1
2% 3.67 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SS02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 238 219 216 228 251 MB/s
27.5% Poor
Read 256
Write 251
Mixed 106
SusWrite 230
47% 211 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 11.5
4K Mixed 1.1
10% 4.87 MB/s
DQ Read 3.1
DQ Write 8.7
DQ Mixed 1.6
2% 4.47 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: SS02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 133 131 131 131 130 MB/s
27.3% Poor
Read 226
Write 218
Mixed 94.3
SusWrite 133
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 13.6
4K Mixed 1.5
37% 11.1 MB/s
DQ Read 8.6
DQ Write 4.7
DQ Mixed 1.6
2% 4.97 MB/s
766GB free
Firmware: SS03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 195 190 191 204 197 MB/s
24.8% Poor
Read 112
Write 123
Mixed 101
SusWrite 196
30% 133 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 9.9
4K Mixed 1.3
30% 8.73 MB/s
DQ Read 2.8
DQ Write 11.5
DQ Mixed 2
3% 5.43 MB/s
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Typical ST16000NM003G-2KH113 16TB Builds (Compare 3,624 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 - $191

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples2,220x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples474x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples296x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples483x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples200x
SSD
ST16000NM003G-2KH113 16TBBench 33%, 49 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples123x
Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 4,420 samples96x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $546

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