Using our own Sequential tests we saw a peak read figure of 3,463.72MB/s with writes peaking 1087.18MB/s, both figures bettering the official 3,150MB/s read and 850MB/s write ratings.
128KB Sequential Read Performance v QD Compared
At low queue depths, the random read performance of the IronWolf 510 puts at the bottom of our results chart, but at a QD of 32, the performance improves significantly.
128KB Sequential Write Performance v QD Compared
As the IronWolf 510 is a read-centric drive, it comes as no real surprise to find the write performance stays at the bottom of the Sequential write result charts throughout the tested queue depths.