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ST12000NM0007-2A1101 12TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 97.8% (6th of 1015)

Based on 111 user benchmarks.  Models: ST12000NM0007-2A1101, ST12000N M0007-2A1101, ST12000NM0007-2A
Poor: 63%Average: 97.8% Great: 135%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate ST12000NM0007-2A1101 12TB averaged just 2.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST12000NM0007-2A1101 12TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.01MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.52MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST12000NM0007-2A1101 12TB is 72.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST12000NM0007-2A1101 12TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 88.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 166MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 111 samples)
Rank 697.8%
Min Avg Max
80.8 Read 171 236
85.7 Write 166 227
36.4 Mixed 88.2 109
91.7 SusWrite 168 238
109% 148 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 1.44 1.9
2.55 4K Write 5.52 7.9
0.4 4K Mixed 1.01 1.4
275% 2.66 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7.5TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 217 213 208 210 216 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 201
Mixed 98.4
SusWrite 213
131% 179 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 1
306% 3.27 MB/s
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Typical ST12000NM0007-2A1101 12TB Builds (Compare 3,683 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 186%
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Desktop
Desktop 106%
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Workstation
Workstation 187%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z590 AORUS MASTER - $429

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $236Bench 101%, 65,651 samples1,039x
Core i9-11900KIntel  $270Bench 103%, 44,319 samples976x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $136Bench 99%, 43,966 samples256x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $730Bench 187%, 424,051 samples584x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples519x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,350Bench 210%, 158,856 samples340x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $118Bench 385%, 327,441 samples400x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $116Bench 310%, 455,997 samples199x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples155x
RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 89%, 95,273 samples92x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples74x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples71x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $1,513

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If you could update the name so people could more easily search this out it would be nice. This is a Seagate Exos x12 12tb

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