Seagate Exos X20 20TB HDD Review

1. Introduction2. Seagate Exos X20 20TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. IOMeter 4K Random Performance7. Throughput8. Workload Scenarios9. Real Life File Transfer Tests10. Closing Thoughts11. View All Pages

IOMeter is another open-source synthetic benchmarking tool that is able to simulate the various loads placed on a hard drive and solid-state drive technology.

We test with both random read and write 4k tests, as shown above. There are many ways to measure the IOPS performance of a hard drive, so our results will sometimes differ from the manufacturer’s quoted ratings. We do test all drives in exactly the same way, so the results are directly comparable.

In our 4K random read/write test, the drive produced a write figure of 1,608 IOPS, the fastest we've seen to date for a traditional hard drive. Its read result of 829 IOPS is the second fastest we've seen behind Seagate's 20TB IronWolf Pro.

 

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