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HUH721212ALE604 12TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 110% (1st of 1015)

Based on 466 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUH721212ALE604
Poor: 78%Average: 110% Great: 136%

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Outstanding average bench

The Hitachi HUH721212ALE604 12TB averaged 9.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUH721212ALE604 12TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.47MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.51MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUH721212ALE604 12TB is 57.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUH721212ALE604 12TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 94.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 189MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 466 samples)
Rank 1110%
Min Avg Max
116 Read 189 238
120 Write 190 240
74 Mixed 94.8 112
120 SusWrite 191 241
122% 166 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.1 4K Read 1.48 1.9
4.37 4K Write 5.51 7.4
1.1 4K Mixed 1.47 2
327% 2.82 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
10.5TB free
Firmware: LEGNW925
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 244 245 250 246 244 MB/s
134% Outstanding
Read 222
Write 233
Mixed 107
SusWrite 246
147% 202 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.2
410% 3 MB/s
11TB free
Firmware: LEGNW3D0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 225 229 235 229 231 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 228
Write 214
Mixed 95.9
SusWrite 229
140% 192 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.2
294% 2.67 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: LEGNW3D0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 212 208 211 219 216 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 198
Mixed 84.2
SusWrite 213
124% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.4
296% 2.5 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: LEGNW3D0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 194 192 191 192 191 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 171
Mixed 93.4
SusWrite 193
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.3
307% 2.73 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 56%
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Desktop
Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 48%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 HD3 - $200

CPU
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples709x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples698x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples545x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples368x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples243x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples213x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples139x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples101x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung  $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples79x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples66x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples50x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $612

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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