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Barracuda 7200.12 1TB

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Average Bench: 53.9% (270th of 1015)

more Based on 171,223 user benchmarks.  Models: ST31000524AS, ST31000528AS, ST310005 24AS, ST310005 ST31000528AS, ST310005 ST31000524AS, Seagate ST31000528AS

The 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 was superseded by the Barracuda 7200.14 just ten months after the 7200.12's release. Looking at a comparison between the 7200.12 vs 7200.14 shows that the more recent 7200.14 was a huge improvement over the 7200.12. The 7200.12 has average sequential read/write speeds of 97/91 vs 161/155 MB/s on the newer 7200.14. Additionally the small file 4K read/write speeds of 0.62/1.32 are improved upon by over 25% on the newer version. Overall there is no contest between the two drives and considering that they are similarly priced, the newer 7200.14 is the clear winner. The 7200.12 has an effective speed of just 88.4 MB/s which is a whopping 54% below the average of the group leaders. [Mar '14 HDrivePro]

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Poor: 30%Average: 53.9% Great: 69%

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Average average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB averaged 46.0% 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 Mixed IO Speed 0.89MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.74MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB is 38.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 57.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 91.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 171,223 samples)
Rank 27053.9%
Min Avg Max
46.3 Read 96.3 122
41 Write 91.7 120
36.6 Mixed 57.9 69.5
42 SusWrite 91.5 121
62% 84.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.74 0.9
0.9 4K Write 1.41 1.8
0.6 4K Mixed 0.89 1
156% 1.02 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
908GB free
Firmware: JC66
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 123 126 125 126 MB/s
70% Good
Read 120
Write 119
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 124
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.17 MB/s
892GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 93 117 118 119 119 MB/s
64.1% Good
Read 109
Write 100
Mixed 65.5
SusWrite 114
72% 97.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
227GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 67 68 68 68 MB/s
52.4% Above average
Read 115
Write 110
Mixed 66
SusWrite 67.5
66% 89.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.2 MB/s
262GB free
Firmware: CC37
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 84 87 88 88 88 MB/s
50.8% Above average
Read 89.4
Write 88.4
Mixed 59.4
SusWrite 87.3
60% 81.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.1 MB/s
262GB free
Firmware: CC37
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 87 87 88 87 MB/s
49.8% Average
Read 86.7
Write 89.3
Mixed 58.8
SusWrite 86.8
59% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
145% 0.9 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 18,415,197 HDDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $65 @ launch in Jan '11
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Gaming 37%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation 24%
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CPU
Core i7-2600Intel  $306Bench 63%, 78,837 samples2,065x
Core i7-3770Intel  $304Bench 70%, 110,364 samples2,056x
Core i5-2400Intel  $115Bench 60%, 64,519 samples1,530x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $130Bench 38%, 380,806 samples1,774x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 73,789 samples1,576x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $250Bench 70%, 635,304 samples1,217x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $104Bench 106%, 446,313 samples983x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $103Bench 114%, 354,977 samples636x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $45Bench 54%, 188,499 samples616x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 21%, 239,260 samples1,871x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 108,056 samples1,315x
1x4GBUnknownBench 25%, 76,397 samples579x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $540

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HDrivePro
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Performance and reliability for everyone...

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Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

5 months ago.

GBR-User
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Excellent

5 months ago.

für den Gebrauch zum Daten sichern recht gut

HDrivePro
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Terrible

5 years ago.

RJM999
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Outstanding

2 years ago.

This hard drive works and perfroms outstandingly. It is nice to have 1TB of storage at a low price like this. I highly recommend this hard drive to anyone, gaming or workspace.

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