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HUH 721212ALE600 12TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 92.4% (12th of 1015)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUH 721212ALE600
Poor: 67%Average: 92.4% Great: 119%

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Excellent average bench

The Hitachi HUH 721212ALE600 12TB averaged just 7.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUH 721212ALE600 12TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.55MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.17MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUH 721212ALE600 12TB is 52.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUH 721212ALE600 12TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 114MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 145MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 1292.4%
Min Avg Max
111 Read 173 248
97.8 Write 157 221
91 Mixed 114 160
89.5 SusWrite 145 220
109% 147 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.81 4K Read 3.17 6
3.3 4K Write 5.55 7.8
0.46 4K Mixed 1.55 2.3
407% 3.42 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: LEGN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 171 165 165 165 164 MB/s
94.8% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 170
Mixed 109
SusWrite 165
112% 152 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.5
412% 3.47 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,950,697 HDDs tested

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Gaming 182%
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Desktop 104%
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Workstation 182%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI

CPU
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $158Bench 98%, 89,263 samples1,302x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $105Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,071x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $138Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,001x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples677x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples640x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $520Bench 158%, 218,061 samples423x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $118Bench 310%, 455,997 samples461x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $118Bench 385%, 327,441 samples298x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $75Bench 251%, 262,559 samples230x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples243x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples200x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples140x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $976

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