ST12000NM000J-2TY103 12TB

ST12000NM000J-2TY103 12TB
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Effective Speed -150%Effective Speed -150%Average Score -1,099%Read -99%, Write -84%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -359%, Mixed -178%, 4K Mixed -6,935%, SusWrite -32%Peak Score -805%Read -96%, Write -90%, 4K Read 11%, 4K Write -444%, Mixed -170%, 4K Mixed -4,797%, SusWrite -46%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves DQ Read -7,255%, DQ Write -1,521%, DQ Mixed -18,508%, ADQ Read -10,814%, ADQ Write -1,620%, ADQ Mixed -41,864%, Age 330%, AS-SSD Total -487%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 39.4% (951^st of 1071)

Based on 102 user benchmarks. Model: ST12000NM000J-2TY103

Poor: 28%Average: 39.4% Great: 47%

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Poor average bench

The ST12000NM000J-2TY103 12TB averaged 60.5% 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 32.6MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 225MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ST12000NM000J-2TY103 12TB is just 19.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ST12000NM000J-2TY103 12TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 0.62MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 2.99MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 102 samples)

Rank 95139.4%

Min	Avg	Max
167	Read 230	259
166	Write 220	255
106	Mixed 129	157
121	SusWrite 225	265
45.2% 201 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.7	4K Read 32.6	47.5
12.7	4K Write 19.1	22.5
0.1	4K Mixed 0.64	1.19
60.3% 17.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0	DQ Read 2.99	4.99
10.7	DQ Write 16.8	22.1
0.2	DQ Mixed 0.62	1.78
3.2% 6.8 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 2 months ago.

8TB free

Firmware: SN02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 248 249 247 248 239 MB/s

42.8% Average

Write 233

Mixed 105

SusWrite 246

47% 207 MB/s

4K Read 36.6

4K Write 18.5

4K Mixed 1.2

67% 18.8 MB/s

DQ Read 4.2

DQ Write 2.6

DQ Mixed 0.3

1% 2.37 MB/s

MYS-User, 30 days ago.

7TB free

Firmware: SN02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 239 239 234 236 232 MB/s

40% Average

Write 246

Mixed 126

SusWrite 236

48% 212 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 19.1

4K Mixed 0.3

59% 17.1 MB/s

DQ Read 0.2

DQ Write 17.8

DQ Mixed 1.3

3% 6.43 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

2TB free

Firmware: SN02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 198 196 196 197 196 MB/s

39.8% Below average

Write 246

Mixed 126

SusWrite 196

46% 205 MB/s

4K Read 34.9

4K Write 21

4K Mixed 0.8

65% 18.9 MB/s

DQ Read 4.1

DQ Write 15.1

DQ Mixed 0.7

3% 6.63 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

4.5TB free

Firmware: SN02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 207 209 207 208 208 MB/s

39.4% Below average

Write 258

Mixed 130

SusWrite 207

48% 214 MB/s

4K Read 32.6

4K Write 18.6

4K Mixed 0.3

60% 17.2 MB/s

DQ Read 0.1

DQ Write 24.4

DQ Mixed 0.7

4% 8.4 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

4.5TB free

Firmware: SN02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 204 205 209 205 206 MB/s

39% Below average

Write 232

Mixed 141

SusWrite 206

47% 208 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 11.9

4K Mixed 0.2

60% 15.8 MB/s

DQ Read 0.1

DQ Write 20.1

DQ Mixed 1.1

4% 7.1 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

7.5TB free

Firmware: SN02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 189 191 189 191 189 MB/s

32.1% Below average

Write 150

Mixed 102

SusWrite 189

35% 156 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 13.5

4K Mixed 0.1

48% 13.5 MB/s

DQ Read 4

DQ Write 19.8

DQ Mixed 0.6

4% 8.13 MB/s

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Typical ST12000NM000J-2TY103 12TB Builds (Compare 5,471 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 51%

Yacht

System: HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop TG01-1xxx

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	2,875x
Core i5-10400Intel $99Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	528x
Core i3-10100Intel $94Bench 80%, 24,563 samples	504x

GPU
GTX 1650S (Super)Nvidia $300Bench 59%, 180,577 samples	1,276x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	1,002x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	754x

SSD
ST12000NM000J-2TY103 12TBBench 39%, 102 samples	1x

RAM
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 91%, 9,246 samples	438x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 2,680 samples	281x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 71%, 9,655 samples	271x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $398

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

ST12000NM000J-2TY103 12TB

Average Bench: 39.4% (951^st of 1071)

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System: HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop TG01-1xxx

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Average Bench: 39.4% (951st of 1071)

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Average Bench: 39.4% (951^st of 1071)