Table 1:
Raw read statistics for 7 sequencing platforms
| Metric | Illumina platforms | MGI platforms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HiSeq2000 | HiSeq2500 | HiSeq4000 | HiSeqX10 | NovaSeq6000 | BGISEQ-500 | DNBSEQ-T7 | |
| Production date | 2012 | 2015.03 | 2015.10 | 2015.12 | 2019.04 | 2017.04 | 2019.09 |
| Quality range | Illumina 1.5+ | Illumina 1.8+ | Illumina 1.8+ | Illumina 1.8+ | Illumina 1.8+ | Illumina 1.8+ | Illumina 1.8+ |
| No. of total reads (millions) | 1,044 | 1,500 | 629 | 833 | 833 | 1,171 | 1,035 |
| PE read length (bp) | 90 | 101 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 100 | 100 |
| Total bases (Gb) | 94 | 151.5 | 95 | 125.8 | 125.8 | 117.1 | 103.4 |
| Sequencing depth (×, based on 3 Gb) | 31.31 | 50.52 | 31.65 | 41.94 | 41.94 | 39.04 | 34.49 |