Toshiba MG08 (MG08ACA16TE) 16TB HDD Review

1. Introduction2. Toshiba MG08ACA16TE3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. IOMeter 4K Random Performance7. Throughput8. Workload Scenarios9. Real Life File Testing10. Closing Thoughts11. View All Pages

For testing, the drives are all wiped and reset to factory settings by HDDerase V4. We try to use free or easily available programs and some real-world testing so you can compare our findings against your own system.
This is a good way to measure potential upgrade benefits.

Main system:
Intel Core i7-7700K with 16GB of DDR4-3200 RAM, Sapphire R9 390 Nitro and an Asus Prime Z270-A motherboard.

Other drives

• Seagate NAS 8TB
• Seagate Exos X16 16TB
• Seagate Exos X14 14TB
• Seagate IronWolf Pro 14TB
• Seagate BarraCuda Pro 12TB
• Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB
• Seagate IronWolf 10TB
• Toshiba N300 8TB
• Toshiba NAS N300 14TB
• Toshiba P300 3TB
• Toshiba X300 6TB
• WD Gold 12TB
• WD Black 6TB
• WD Black 4TB
• WD Red 4TB
• WD Red 8TB

Software:
Atto Disk Benchmark.
CrystalMark 5.
IOMeter.

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