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ST12000NM001G-2MV103 12TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 35.9% (980th of 1072)

Based on 417 user benchmarks.  Model: ST12000NM001G-2MV103
Poor: 25%Average: 35.9% Great: 44%

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Poor average bench

The ST12000NM001G-2MV103 12TB averaged 64.0% 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 30.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 204MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ST12000NM001G-2MV103 12TB is just 19.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ST12000NM001G-2MV103 12TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 5.34MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1.74MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 417 samples)
Rank 98035.9%
Min Avg Max
122 Read 212 253
121 Write 203 245
93.4 Mixed 111 128
111 SusWrite 204 252
41% 182 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.4 4K Read 30.2 41.3
9.1 4K Write 13.2 16.8
1 4K Mixed 1.35 1.7
54.5% 14.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2.6 DQ Read 5.34 9.42
6.88 DQ Write 12.1 19.1
0.6 DQ Mixed 1.74 3.12
3.33% 6.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
9TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 244 240 245 246 237 MB/s
37.4% Below average
Read 241
Write 216
Mixed 114
SusWrite 241
46% 203 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 10.9
4K Mixed 1.4
46% 12.6 MB/s
DQ Read 9.7
DQ Write 16.3
DQ Mixed 2.2
5% 9.4 MB/s
8TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 231 234 233 233 236 MB/s
35.9% Below average
Read 228
Write 214
Mixed 122
SusWrite 232
45% 199 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 13.6
4K Mixed 1.5
46% 13.1 MB/s
DQ Read 5.3
DQ Write 9.8
DQ Mixed 1.3
3% 5.47 MB/s
11TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 199 204 187 188 197 MB/s
33.9% Below average
Read 202
Write 165
Mixed 101
SusWrite 196
37% 166 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 12.8
4K Mixed 1.8
50% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 5.3
DQ Write 9.3
DQ Mixed 1
2% 5.2 MB/s
10TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 142 140 141 145 MB/s
26.8% Poor
Read 137
Write 142
Mixed 94.8
SusWrite 143
29% 129 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 11.9
4K Mixed 1.3
46% 12.7 MB/s
DQ Read 3.8
DQ Write 13.4
DQ Mixed 1.6
3% 6.27 MB/s
83GB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 148 148 143 145 MB/s
25.4% Poor
Read 124
Write 132
Mixed 102
SusWrite 146
28% 126 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 12.1
4K Mixed 1.1
42% 11.9 MB/s
DQ Read 2.6
DQ Write 13
DQ Mixed 1.7
3% 5.77 MB/s
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Typical ST12000NM001G-2MV103 12TB Builds (Compare 687 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples352x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples111x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples57x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples96x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples49x
SSD
ST12000NM001G-2MV103 12TBBench 36%, 417 samples1x
RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples33x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples27x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples25x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $743

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