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HUH721212ALE601 12TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 125% (1st of 1015)

Based on 12 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUH721212ALE601
Poor: 100%Average: 125% Great: 138%

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Outstanding average bench

The Hitachi HUH721212ALE601 12TB averaged 24.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUH721212ALE601 12TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.41MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.21MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUH721212ALE601 12TB is 37.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUH721212ALE601 12TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 96.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 214MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)
Rank 1125%
Min Avg Max
156 Read 214 246
161 Write 215 245
76 Mixed 96.8 108
163 SusWrite 220 246
136% 186 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1 4K Read 1.39 1.6
4.3 4K Write 5.21 5.6
1.2 4K Mixed 1.41 1.6
311% 2.67 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
11TB free
Firmware: LEGNX3Q0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 243 244 246 248 250 MB/s
141% Outstanding
Read 246
Write 245
Mixed 108
SusWrite 246
154% 211 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.4
312% 2.67 MB/s
11TB free
Firmware: LEGNX3Q0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 236 219 239 241 237 MB/s
135% Outstanding
Read 234
Write 228
Mixed 98.8
SusWrite 234
145% 199 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.4
311% 2.63 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: LEGNX3Q0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 200 203 204 205 202 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 193
Mixed 93.3
SusWrite 203
123% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.3
297% 2.63 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: LEGNX3Q0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 201 203 204 204 200 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 186
Mixed 95.4
SusWrite 202
122% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 1.4
312% 2.73 MB/s
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Gaming 66%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B460M-K

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples667x
Core i5-10400Intel  $125Bench 84%, 71,804 samples177x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples139x
GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples146x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples137x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples122x
SSD
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples107x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples43x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples41x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples87x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples63x
KD4AGU880-32A160T 1x16GBKLEVVBench 50%, 336 samples45x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $413

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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