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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 35.9% (988th of 1080)

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 98835.9%
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%
10.5TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 250 252 246 243 242 MB/s
41.2% Average
Read 248
Write 247
Mixed 131
SusWrite 246
49% 218 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 14.7
4K Mixed 1.6
59% 16.3 MB/s
DQ Read 11.1
DQ Write 9.9
DQ Mixed 0.9
3% 7.3 MB/s
11TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 230 231 231 232 237 MB/s
38.8% Below average
Read 224
Write 216
Mixed 102
SusWrite 232
44% 194 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 14.7
4K Mixed 1.4
57% 15.8 MB/s
DQ Read 7.9
DQ Write 10.2
DQ Mixed 1.4
3% 6.5 MB/s
8.5TB free
Firmware: SB2D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 210 218 232 226 218 MB/s
37.2% Below average
Read 230
Write 222
Mixed 88.9
SusWrite 219
43% 190 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 14
4K Mixed 1.2
53% 14.8 MB/s
DQ Read 16.7
DQ Write 1.3
DQ Mixed 2.4
3% 6.8 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 149 163 157 151 162 MB/s
34.1% Below average
Read 214
Write 205
Mixed 119
SusWrite 154
39% 173 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 13.3
4K Mixed 1.6
58% 15.8 MB/s
DQ Read 7.2
DQ Write 9.5
DQ Mixed 0.5
3% 5.73 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 168 165 165 214 MB/s
33.1% Below average
Read 224
Write 214
Mixed 107
SusWrite 169
40% 179 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 15.9
4K Mixed 1.6
50% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 8.6
DQ Write 9.4
DQ Mixed 0.9
3% 6.3 MB/s
9TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 155 156 154 150 MB/s
31.5% Below average
Read 226
Write 199
Mixed 106
SusWrite 151
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 11.5
4K Mixed 1.2
48% 13.2 MB/s
DQ Read 4.8
DQ Write 10.6
DQ Mixed 1.8
3% 5.73 MB/s
11TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 227 219 219 236 243 MB/s
27.6% Poor
Read 252
Write 255
Mixed 89
SusWrite 232
46% 207 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 11.2
4K Mixed 1.3
11% 4.97 MB/s
DQ Read 4.9
DQ Write 4.7
DQ Mixed 1.3
2% 3.63 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,510,940 SSDs tested

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Gaming 43%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples357x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples113x
Core i7-4790Intel  $125Bench 71%, 255,027 samples59x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples98x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 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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