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HUH721212ALN600 12TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 122% (1st of 1015)

Based on 69 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUH721212ALN600
Poor: 88%Average: 122% Great: 137%

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Outstanding average bench

The Hitachi HUH721212ALN600 12TB averaged 22.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUH721212ALN600 12TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.33MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUH721212ALN600 12TB is 49.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUH721212ALN600 12TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 98.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 210MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 69 samples)
Rank 1122%
Min Avg Max
143 Read 210 240
132 Write 211 240
75.2 Mixed 98.2 113
143 SusWrite 214 243
134% 183 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.9 4K Read 1.5 1.95
4.65 4K Write 5.5 7.55
1 4K Mixed 1.33 1.95
312% 2.78 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
8TB free
Firmware: LEGNT3D0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 217 220 224 220 210 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 224
Write 225
Mixed 101
SusWrite 215
140% 191 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.2
292% 2.63 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: LEDENT01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 199 192 192 190 196 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 230
Write 221
Mixed 101
SusWrite 194
136% 187 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 1.2
306% 2.8 MB/s
11TB free
Firmware: LEGNT925
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 222 242 237 247 246 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 134
Write 148
Mixed 96.6
SusWrite 234
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 2
397% 3.07 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 71%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples3,699x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples1,438x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples613x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1,147x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples810x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples242x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples766x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples160x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $659

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