Seagate IronWolf Pro 30TB HDD Review

1. Introduction2. Seagate IronWolf Pro 30TB3. Testing Methodology4. ATTO Disk Benchmark5. 4K Random Performance6. Throughput7. Workload Scenarios8. UL Solutions PCMark 10 Data Drive Benchmark9. Real Life File Testing10. Closing Thoughts11. View All Pages

We tested the 30TB Seagate 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, 100% Random, 0% Sequential
I/O depth 6

File Server

Web Server

Workstation

Database

The 30TB IronWolf Pro handled the workload scenarios pretty well, with the fastest bandwidth speeds we've seen to date for the File Server test (14.29MB/s). The Web Server test sees the drive in a mid-table position, while for the Workstation test, the drive sits in fourth spot. It didn't fare so well in the Database test with a bandwidth figure of 1.09MB/s which sees it near the bottom of the results chart.

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