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Seagate ST12000VN0007

IronWolf 12TB (2017)

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

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Average Bench: 77.6% (95th of 1015)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Models: ST12000VN0007-2GS116, ST12000VN0007-2G, ST12000V N0007-2GS116
Poor: 21%Average: 77.6% Great: 94%

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Good average bench

The Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017) averaged 22.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 2.94MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.05MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017) is 73.3%. 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 98.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 118MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 9577.6%
Min Avg Max
51 Read 132 216
72 Write 152 200
6.2 Mixed 98.5 172
21.8 SusWrite 118 191
92.2% 125 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.31 4K Read 2.94 6
0.2 4K Write 2.08 3.7
0.16 4K Mixed 1.05 2.7
277% 2.02 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 104 110 113 111 MB/s
71.1% Very good
Read 139
Write 104
Mixed 124
SusWrite 108
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
210% 1.53 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,135,373 HDDs tested.

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Gaming 61%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 54%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 76%, 235,514 samples2,406x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $250Bench 66%, 126,541 samples716x
Core i7-4790Intel  $349Bench 65%, 119,091 samples272x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $399Bench 63%, 464,715 samples787x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 124%, 540,220 samples376x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 97%, 615,798 samples373x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $86Bench 107%, 469,025 samples297x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $103Bench 113%, 390,898 samples266x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $130Bench 94%, 106,445 samples218x
RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 60%, 22,883 samples209x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 64%, 13,186 samples173x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 42,435 samples139x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $1,036

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