Average Bench: 34% (997th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: ST16000NM001G-2K
Poor: 20%Average: 34% Great: 45%

Poor average bench

The ST16000NM001G-2K 16TB averaged 65.9% 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 24.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 210MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ST16000NM001G-2K 16TB is 25.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ST16000NM001G-2K 16TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 5.17MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1.69MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Min Avg Max
35.8 Read 215 265
71 Write 207 259
23.1 Mixed 117 216
115 SusWrite 210 262
42.1% 187 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 24.8 50.5
6.5 4K Write 12.4 19
0.5 4K Mixed 1.24 1.8
45.8% 12.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.1 DQ Read 5.17 12.8
7.2 DQ Write 12.4 20.1
0.5 DQ Mixed 1.69 3.4
3.3% 6.42 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
9.5TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 487 516 459 463 499 MB/s
Read 467
Write 450
Mixed 145
SusWrite 481
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 12.9
4K Mixed 4.3
29% 9.43 MB/s
DQ Read 70.8
DQ Write 46.3
DQ Mixed 4.2
18% 40.4 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 248 238 252 251 253 MB/s
Read 225
Write 208
Mixed 54.4
SusWrite 239
41% 182 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 13.5
4K Mixed 1.2
44% 12.6 MB/s
DQ Read 5.6
DQ Write 10.2
DQ Mixed 1.4
3% 5.73 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 164 158 159 163 MB/s
Read 123
Write 129
Mixed 163
SusWrite 162
33% 144 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 9.1
4K Mixed 1.2
42% 11.4 MB/s
DQ Read 2.8
DQ Write 13.9
DQ Mixed 1.7
3% 6.13 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,741,855 SSDs tested

Typical ST16000NM001G-2K 16TB Builds (Compare 1,750 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

System: HP Z820 Workstation

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