Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB Review: Big Capacity At 5900 RPM

Technical Specifications And Benchmark System

Technical Specifications

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ManufacturerSeagate
ModelDesktop HDD.15
Model NumberST4000DM000
InterfaceSATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor3.5"
Capacity4 TB
Spindle Speed5900 RPM
Number of Platters4
Cache64 MB
Operating Temperature0 to 60 degrees Celsius
Average/Maximum Data Transfer Rate(According to Manufacturer)146 MB/s / 180 MB/s
Power Consumption at Idle(According to Manufacturer)5.0 W
Power Consumption at Idle(Measured)3.6 W

Benchmark System

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Benchmark System Hardware
HardwareDetails
CPUIntel Core i5-2500K (32 nm, Sandy Bridge, D2), 4C/4T, 3.3 GHz, 4 x 256 KB L2 Cache, 6 MB Shared L3 Cache, w/ HD Graphics 3000, 95 W TDP, 3.7 GHz max. Turbo
MotherboardGigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3, Revision: 0.2, LGA 1155, Z68 Express, BIOS: F3
Memory2x 2 GB DDR3-1333, Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D
SSDIntel X25-M G1, 80 GB, Firmware 0701, SATA 3Gb/s
ControllerIntel Z68 Platform Controller Hub, SATA 6Gb/s
Power SupplySeasonic X-760 760 W, SS-760KM Active PFC F3
Benchmarks
Synthetic Benchmarksh2benchw 3.16
Row 9 - Cell 0 PCMark 7 1.0.4
I/O Performance BenchmarksIometer 2006.07.27
Row 11 - Cell 0 File Server Benchmark
Row 12 - Cell 0 Web Server Benchmark
Row 13 - Cell 0 Database Benchmark
Row 14 - Cell 0 Workstation Benchmark
Row 15 - Cell 0 Streaming Reads
Row 16 - Cell 0 Streaming Writes
Row 17 - Cell 0 4 KB Random Reads
Row 18 - Cell 0 4 KB Random Writes
Benchmark System Software and Drivers
Software / DriverDetails
Operating SystemWindows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1
Intel Inf9.2.0.1030