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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 32.9% (1007th of 1080)

Based on 363 user benchmarks.  Model: ST12000NM0008-2H3101
Poor: 22%Average: 32.9% Great: 41%

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Poor average bench

The ST12000NM0008-2H3101 12TB averaged 67.1% 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 25.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 195MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ST12000NM0008-2H3101 12TB is just 19.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ST12000NM0008-2H3101 12TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 4.95MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 363 samples)
Rank 100732.9%
Min Avg Max
134 Read 204 244
127 Write 193 231
85.5 Mixed 105 135
99.2 SusWrite 195 236
39.2% 174 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.82 4K Read 25.1 37.5
5.3 4K Write 12.8 18.6
0.8 4K Mixed 1.32 1.7
46.5% 13.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2.76 DQ Read 4.95 7
3.76 DQ Write 10.7 17.7
1 DQ Mixed 1.8 2.6
3.1% 5.83 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
445GB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 228 226 228 229 229 MB/s
37% Below average
Read 217
Write 213
Mixed 98
SusWrite 228
42% 189 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 15.4
4K Mixed 1
53% 15 MB/s
DQ Read 2.7
DQ Write 13.5
DQ Mixed 1.8
3% 6 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 223 225 224 227 225 MB/s
36.6% Below average
Read 196
Write 199
Mixed 118
SusWrite 224
42% 184 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 11.3
4K Mixed 0.7
55% 14.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1.8
DQ Write 14
DQ Mixed 1.6
3% 5.8 MB/s
10TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 228 229 227 229 228 MB/s
35.7% Below average
Read 213
Write 221
Mixed 108
SusWrite 227
43% 192 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 1
48% 13.2 MB/s
DQ Read 3.1
DQ Write 13.6
DQ Mixed 1.6
3% 6.1 MB/s
10TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 228 227 228 228 224 MB/s
35.6% Below average
Read 224
Write 221
Mixed 104
SusWrite 227
44% 194 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 8.1
4K Mixed 1.6
46% 12.1 MB/s
DQ Read 5.6
DQ Write 7.2
DQ Mixed 1.4
2% 4.73 MB/s
11TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 233 236 233 234 233 MB/s
33.8% Below average
Read 218
Write 200
Mixed 102
SusWrite 234
42% 188 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.4
40% 9.97 MB/s
7TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 208 208 206 208 206 MB/s
33.1% Below average
Read 201
Write 181
Mixed 120
SusWrite 206
40% 177 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 13
4K Mixed 0.9
45% 12.8 MB/s
DQ Read 3.1
DQ Write 17.4
DQ Mixed 2.5
4% 7.67 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 170 170 168 169 166 MB/s
27.6% Poor
Read 160
Write 156
Mixed 102
SusWrite 166
33% 146 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 13.4
4K Mixed 1.3
40% 11.9 MB/s
DQ Read 4
DQ Write 5.2
DQ Mixed 0.6
2% 3.27 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 145 148 145 148 143 MB/s
24.3% Poor
Read 145
Write 139
Mixed 94.2
SusWrite 146
30% 131 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 8.2
4K Mixed 1.3
34% 9.4 MB/s
DQ Read 4.4
DQ Write 11.4
DQ Mixed 2.1
3% 5.97 MB/s
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Gaming 24%
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Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 20%
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Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V LE - $110

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples405x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples128x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples101x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples75x
RX 580AMD  $120Bench 52%, 360,351 samples74x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples55x
SSD
ST12000NM0008-2H3101 12TBBench 33%, 363 samples1x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples26x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples19x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $466

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