Seagate BarraCuda Compute ST4000DM004 4 TB

256/5400

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Seagate Barracuda ST4000DM004 is a representative of the youngest, but at the same time the most popular series of hard drives from the American brand. The 4TB version only exists with a "slow-speed" 5400 rpm, but at the same time a large 256 MB RAM cache. The younger 2 and 3 TB versions of the Barracuda come with the same speed characteristics, as well as with an increased RPM to 7200, while, on the contrary, a cache reduced to 64 MB.

Faithful Assistant

The 4 terabyte Barracuda ST4000DM004 is the perfect choice for a second-capacity PC drive in addition to a fast SSD as the main system drive. The manufacturer recommends loading Barracuda less than 2400 hours or 55 terabytes per year. This corresponds to an eight-hour working day, five days a week. If you need an HDD for 24/7 operation, then it is better to opt for the older Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN008 series.

Reasonable price

The sequential read and write speed of the Barracuda ST4000DM004, unlike the SSD, is the same and stable without affecting the size of the file being written — 190 MB / s. Random speed, measured in IOPS, is naturally much lower, it is this indicator that is the weak point of HDDs in comparison with SSDs. But in terms of the ratio of volume and price, the four-terabyte Barracuda still has no equal even among other HDDs, not to mention SSDs.

For work and leisure

The Seagate Barracuda ST4000DM004 is suitable for building both a work and a gaming computer. Modern games like Call of Duty Modern Warfare and Red Dead Redemption 2 weigh in at 150GB each. There is clearly not enough space on a solid state drive for them, a hard drive is required. Throw in a collection of family photos, and 4TB doesn't seem like an infinite amount of space. And for professional video editors, it is probably better to immediately buy the Seagate BarraCuda Compute ST8000DM004 with a maximum capacity of 8 TB for this series.