Seagate IronWolf Pro 18TB (ST18000NE000) HDD Review

1. Introduction2. Seagate IronWolf 18TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. IOMeter 4K Random Performance7. Throughput8. Workload Scenarios9. RAID 0 performance10. Real Life File Testing11. Closing Thoughts12. View All Pages

We tested the 18TB IronWolf Pro with a number of scenarios that it may face in the real world. The settings for these scenarios are as follows.

File Server
512MB file size, 16KB Block size
80% Read 20% Write 100% Random
I/O queue depth 128

Web Server
1GB file size, 16KB Block size
100% Read 0% Write 100% Random
I/O queue depth 64

Database
2GB file size, 4KB Block size
90% Read 10% Write, 90% Random, 10% Sequential
I/O depth 128

Workstation
1GB file size, 16KB Block Size
70% Read 30% Write 50% Random 50% Sequential
I/O depth 64

The 18TB IronWolf Pro performs reasonably well in our workload scenario tests. It's the fastest drive to date in the Web Server test but it does struggle a little in the Database test.

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