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

We tested the MG08 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

Although the MG08ACA16TE is the slowest drive compared to the others in our workload tests, the gap between it and the rest in the File Server, Web Server and Database tests is pretty minimal. The biggest difference came in the Workstation test where the MG08 lagged behind all the other drives.

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