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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 13.1% (1068th of 1072)

Based on 378 user benchmarks.  Model: ST4000DM001-1FK17N
Poor: 8%Average: 13.1% Great: 17%

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Terrible average bench

The ST4000DM001-1FK17N 4TB averaged 86.9% 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. Sustained Write Speed 130MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 105MB/s

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ST4000DM001-1FK17N 4TB is just 8.85%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the ST4000DM001-1FK17N 4TB performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1.41MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1.68MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 378 samples)
Rank 106813.1%
Min Avg Max
23.5 Read 81.7 139
44.5 Write 105 156
18.8 Mixed 48 81.6
61.9 SusWrite 130 169
20.6% 91.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.83 1.4
3.5 4K Write 9.08 13.4
0.2 4K Mixed 0.64 1
6.9% 3.52 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 DQ Read 1.41 3.46
4.16 DQ Write 9.18 13.3
0.46 DQ Mixed 1.68 2.5
2.37% 4.09 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 158 159 161 164 163 MB/s
17.5% Very poor
Read 131
Write 126
Mixed 68.9
SusWrite 153
27% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 13.4
4K Mixed 1
9% 5 MB/s
DQ Read 1.3
DQ Write 11.3
DQ Mixed 2.3
3% 4.97 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 150 152 149 155 MB/s
15.7% Very poor
Read 93.6
Write 144
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 150
26% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 13.7
4K Mixed 0.8
9% 4.97 MB/s
DQ Read 1.1
DQ Write 11
DQ Mixed 2.3
3% 4.8 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 150 148 150 154 152 MB/s
14.6% Very poor
Read 72.4
Write 123
Mixed 64
SusWrite 149
23% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 10.8
4K Mixed 0.9
8% 4.23 MB/s
DQ Read 1.1
DQ Write 10.7
DQ Mixed 1.9
3% 4.57 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 128 119 154 139 131 MB/s
14.6% Very poor
Read 108
Write 99.2
Mixed 54.4
SusWrite 131
22% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 10.8
4K Mixed 0.7
7% 3.97 MB/s
DQ Read 1.2
DQ Write 9.6
DQ Mixed 2.6
3% 4.47 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 122 123 122 115 MB/s
13% Very poor
Read 96.7
Write 110
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 119
20% 87.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 7.9
4K Mixed 0.6
7% 3.2 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 110 111 111 108 111 MB/s
12.8% Very poor
Read 84.1
Write 138
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 110
22% 98.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 0.9
9% 4.47 MB/s
DQ Read 1
DQ Write 10.6
DQ Mixed 2.4
3% 4.67 MB/s
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Gaming 142%
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Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 131%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,219x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,237x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,161x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,893x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,613x
SSD
ST4000DM001-1FK17N 4TBBench 13%, 378 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples936x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples934x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $981

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