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ST12000N (ExtHD)

M0117-2GY101 12TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Average Bench: 79.8% (6th of 639)

Based on 4 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 152d PID 0567 Model: ST12000N M0117-2GY101
Poor: 50%Average: 79.8% Great: 91%

Good average bench

The ST12000N M0117-2GY101 12TB averaged 20.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the ST12000N M0117-2GY101 12TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.22MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 190MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this USB perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 195MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.38MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)
Rank 679.8%
Min Avg Max
194 Read 195 197
172 Write 181 195
179 Mixed 190 197
0.3 SusWrite 136 189
236% 175 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.6 4K Read 25 25.2
5.2 4K Write 5.22 5.3
1.3 4K Mixed 1.38 1.5
317% 10.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4.5TB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 188 191 189 190 188 MB/s
91.4% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 195
Mixed 197
SusWrite 189
266% 194 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.3
316% 10.4 MB/s
4.5TB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 186 190 189 191 190 MB/s
91.2% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 176
Mixed 194
SusWrite 189
257% 188 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.3
314% 10.6 MB/s
4.5TB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 162 164 167 165 MB/s
86.3% Excellent
Read 197
Write 182
Mixed 189
SusWrite 165
248% 183 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.4
318% 10.6 MB/s
4.5TB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 0.1 0 0 0 0 MB/s
50.2% Above average
Read 195
Write 172
Mixed 179
SusWrite 0.3
174% 137 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.5
320% 10.5 MB/s
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