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HUH 721212ALE604 12TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 104% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 19 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUH 721212ALE604
Poor: 82%Average: 104% Great: 131%

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Outstanding average bench

The Hitachi HUH 721212ALE604 12TB averaged 4.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUH 721212ALE604 12TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.45MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.29MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUH 721212ALE604 12TB is 49.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUH 721212ALE604 12TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 117MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 178MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 19 samples)
Rank 2104%
Min Avg Max
118 Read 178 228
59.7 Write 183 232
60.5 Mixed 117 151
140 SusWrite 183 238
122% 165 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 3.29 6.7
4.6 4K Write 5.65 7.8
1.1 4K Mixed 1.45 1.8
403% 3.46 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: LEGN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 232 231 226 232 232 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 224
Write 230
Mixed 102
SusWrite 231
144% 197 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.5
327% 2.77 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 0114
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 193 196 196 195 188 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 216
Write 231
Mixed 151
SusWrite 194
146% 198 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.4
435% 3.7 MB/s
7TB free
Firmware: LEGN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 217 220 217 214 219 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 132
Write 200
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 218
111% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 7.6
4K Mixed 1.1
284% 3.07 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 150%
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Desktop
Desktop 106%
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Workstation
Workstation 151%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS WIFI

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $225Bench 101%, 65,651 samples3,883x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $178Bench 99%, 43,966 samples1,305x
Core i9-11900KIntel  $250Bench 103%, 44,319 samples1,199x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $495Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,202x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,187x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples956x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $110Bench 385%, 327,441 samples917x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples712x
670p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel  $79Bench 251%, 14,932 samples495x
RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZR 2x16GBGBench 91%, 10,357 samples353x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples317x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $62Bench 85%, 86,372 samples308x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $830

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