TEST
YOUR HDD
ADD TO PC
BUILD

Seagate ST12000VN0007

IronWolf 12TB (2017)

▲ 5113 ▼

Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 49.7% (307th of 1015)

Based on 40 user benchmarks.  Models: ST12000VN0007-2GS116, ST12000VN0007-2G, ST12000V N0007-2GS116
Poor: 24%Average: 49.7% Great: 86%

Popular builds with this HDD

Below average average bench

The Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017) averaged 50.2% 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 2.69MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.83MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017) is 62.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 65.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 79.3MB/s
ADVERTISEMENT

Average Bench

(Based on 40 samples)
Rank 30749.7%
Min Avg Max
5 Read 79.3 200
6.7 Write 85.4 170
3 Mixed 65.1 164
7.3 SusWrite 93.1 187
59.6% 80.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0 4K Read 2.69 6.7
0 4K Write 1.65 3.9
0 4K Mixed 0.83 2
234% 1.72 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
40 MORE »

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,328,157 HDDs tested

 Prices

If you buy via one of these links, our site may earn a commission

AmazonUS $1503 hrs
BHPhotoUS $3324 years
EbayUS $40116 mins
Send price feedback
Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU GPU SSD HDD RAM MBD
Typical IronWolf 12TB (2017) Builds (Compare 292 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI MS-B1061

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples145x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples72x
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples49x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples63x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples53x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples44x
SSD
RBU-SC152S37128GG2 128GBKingstonBench 71%, 435 samples23x
SSD370 256GBTranscend  $110Bench 80%, 5,249 samples22x
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples21x
RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples79x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 39%, 16,202 samples50x
MSI24D4U7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 1,134 samples23x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $380

Popular IronWolf 12TB (2017) compatible motherboards:

How Fast Is Your HDD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute

Welcome to our PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best value for money upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming Desktop ProGaming

How it works

  • - Download and run UserBenchmark
  • - CPU tests include: integer, floating and string
  • - GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations
  • - Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
  • - RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency
  • - SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy
  • - Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com
  • - Identify the strongest components in your PC
  • - See speed test results from other users
  • - Compare your components to the current market leaders
  • - Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build
  • - Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware
Hard Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 HDD Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs. [HDrivePro]

ADVERTISEMENT

Group Test Results

  • Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
  • Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
  • Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

 Comments

Added n/a ago.
NLD-User
Avatar level
3,510

Excellent

3 years ago.

Excellent performance as a NAS Drive

ColdSpy
Avatar level
330

Average

4 years ago.

Currently one of the highest capacity HDD or storage devices to appear in UserBenchmark. Performance is slightly slower than much more popular and mainstream Seagate Barracuda 1TB/2TB and WD Blue 1TB. Can potentially store thousand (if not tens of thousand and more) games (not even recent triple-A ones which bogs up large amount of storage!) but transferring all of them requires waiting for couple hours to few days.

Your
opinion?
▲Like ▼Dislike
Ready to retire
Age: 6 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)
vs WD Blue 1TB (2012)
vs Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB
vs WD Black 1TB (2013)
vs Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)
vs WD Black 2TB (2013)
vs WD Black 6TB (2015)

1015 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list

See how consistently different HDDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

 Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ
What is sustained sequential write speed?
What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?
What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?
What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?
What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?
What is sequential write speed?
What is sequential read speed?
What is incompressible data?
What is queue depth?
What is 4K random write speed?
What is 4K random read speed?
What is AS SSD real world copy speed?
How big is 16GB?
What does MBps mean?
Hard Drives
What is the Hard Drive value for money rating?
What is effective Hard Drive speed?
ALL FAQs »

 Best User Rated
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest
Amazon Ebay
deals
CPU GPU SSD HDD USB RAM MBD
Build Test EFps
Can You Run It?
►
YouTube
*NEW*
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback