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Seagate ST3000DM001

Barracuda 7200.14 3TB

Average Bench: 88.3% (31st of 1014)

more Based on 235,501 user benchmarks.  Models: ST3000DM001-1CH166, ST3000DM ST3000DM001-1E61, ST3000DM 001-1CH166, ST3000DM ST3000DM001-1ER1, ST3000DM001-1ER, ST3000DM ST3000DM001-9YN, ST3000DM 001-9YN166, ST3000DM 001-1E6166, ST3000DM001-1CD16N, ST3000DM001-9YN1, ST3000DM001-1CH, ST3000DM001-1ER166, ST3000DM ST3000DM001-1CH, ST3000DM001-1CG16P, ST3000DM001-9YN166, ST3000DM ST3000DM001-9YN1, ST3000DM001-1ER1, ST3000DM001-9YN, ST3000DM001-1E61, ST3000DM001-1CH1, Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH1, ST3000DM 001-1ER166, ST3000DM ST3000DM001-1CH1, ST3000DM001-1E6166

This drive can be used as a combined system and storage drive thanks to its fast 7200K rpm and enormous 3TB capacity. Recently prices for all large drives have been dropping and the 3TB Barracuda 7200.14 is currently a good choice in terms of both value for money and performance. Not only does the Barracuda have respectable sequential read/write speeds but it also goes head to head with the various green options, consuming a very reasonable 5.4W vs 5W (idle) on average for a "green" drive. That amounts to a tiny power consumption disadvantage and a lot more speed. Overall the Barracuda is priced aggressively and represents very good value for money. [Oct '12 HDrivePro]

Poor: 56%Average: 88.3% Great: 113%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB averaged just 11.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.72MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 155MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB is 56.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 75.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.71MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 235,501 samples)
Rank 3188.3%
Min Avg Max
88 Read 152 200
67 Write 127 177
46.3 Mixed 75.6 86.9
93.3 SusWrite 155 200
93.4% 128 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.71 0.9
1 4K Write 1.72 3.11
0.5 4K Mixed 0.72 0.9
142% 1.05 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 204 202 204 204 204 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 161
Mixed 83.9
SusWrite 202
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 178 175 177 177 178 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 160
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 174
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 177 176 178 175 177 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 176
Mixed 77.4
SusWrite 172
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 144 144 144 145 146 MB/s
83% Excellent
Read 147
Write 101
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 143
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 153 156 152 77 91 MB/s
79.8% Very good
Read 153
Write 81.4
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 125
71% 98.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.4
162% 1.97 MB/s
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Gaming 69%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

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Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples6,620x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,671x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,044x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2,166x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,382x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,247x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples884x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples786x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples320x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples807x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples565x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples559x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $750

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 Comments

HDrivePro
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1,391

Official site www.seagate.com/...

The only hard drive you need...

Spindle Speed 7200 RPM, 5.4 W idle, 8.0 W active, Typical Read/Write 160 MB/s

Added 11 years ago.
USA-User
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9,834

Poor (edit your comment) Add link

2 years ago.

40% failure rate. Cheap plastic parts that break, which damage the heads and pulverize the platters.

GBR-User
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5,782

Good

4 years ago.

Drive died on me after not too long - no signs of failure... seems this is a common drive to die early after all my internet searches - no idea how it gets such high user ratings on here. Reliability and longevity need to play a higher part in the ratings.

CAN-User
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4,956

Good

3 years ago.

It will work fine if its the only drive in the chassis. However vibration will kill it.

IND-User
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4,772

Poor

6 years ago.

good have to check reliability others say many doa i got one too and this is replacement many say best of these hdd last 2-2.5yr max or maybe even less than that is it true ?

AUS-User
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3,948

Terrible

6 years ago.

I've had 3/6 of these drives die on me. Stay clear of them.

MEX-User
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3,724

Poor

6 years ago.

I bought 3 of this model and 2 die or has failed SMART Status after 15 hours of use. I moved to Toshiba. Model ST3000DM001-1ER166 with Firmware CC25. And Seagate guarantee not good service to replace.. I quit of this brand.

ARG-User
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3,220

Excellent

6 years ago.

very nice drive for the price, it even outperforms my 1tb caviar black

BEL-User
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2,534

Terrible

6 years ago.

With, after under four years of not so intensive use in a Synology DS413J NAS, a failure rate of 100% for the two Seagate ST3000DM001 drives I used in it , it is safe to say that this Barracuda series was a total disaster as is also seconded by many internet testimonials. So whether this drive was the fastest or not is totally irrelevant if it proves to be as unreliable as it is. Needles to say I think that I didn't replace them by other Seagate drives. The Hitachi 3TB drives I'm also using in the same NAS ran (an still run !) consistently cooler. Shame on you Seagate.

HDrivePro
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1,391

Outstanding

11 years ago.

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Yodabest
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541

Very good

11 years ago.

This is currently the best value large hard drive you can buy. It even beats the excellent Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000, primarily on price (by about 30%) but also on several benchmarks including sequential write speed. Seagate have really raised the bar by delivering phenomenal specs at a very reasonable price point. None of the competition even comes close.

LAP189
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16

Terrible

7 years ago.

Slow not worth the price... Especially you can get the Toshiba P300 3TB for less. Don't be stupid people.

nas05
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14

Excellent

5 years ago.

although its quite old its still in the top 5 best hdds to buy. benches 109%. absolute beast!!!!!

TOM-TEL
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12

Excellent

9 years ago.

Die ST3000DM001 und die kleine Schwester mit 2 TB (ST3000DM001) sind meiner Meinung nach die besten Festplatten (hätte es nicht gedacht). Nutze zur Zeit auch noch die neue 2TB - SSHD ST2000DX001 die noch ein Tick schneller ist als die beiden, ob sich aber der Wechsel lohnt wenn man schon einer Barracuda drin hat, kann ich nicht bestätigen. Beste Kombi überhaupt - z.B: SSD 120gb (Marke egal, Samsung ist super, aber Kingston reicht auch) + 2tb/3tb HD als "D: Platte" für den Rest! Gruß, Tom

garet
Avatar level
8

Excellent

4 years ago.

August 2018: It's a pretty good drive. After 19,264 hours it's still going strong. For the ~$50 I payed for it, it's pretty good. It outlived a lot of other components in my system. UPDATE March 2020: It's still chugging along at 23,526 hours. I'm surprised it made it this far, and am just waiting for it to die now :P

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