The Seagate IronWolf is not only extremely large at 18 TB, it also shines in the test with good writing and reading performance. In addition, the IronWolf is designed for continuous operation, which is why the HDD also cuts a fine figure in a NAS. The cache is 512 MB, the speed is 7,200 rpm.
The most important key data from the test:
When writing as well as reading, the hard disk achieves values of 278 MB/s. The measured access times are 12.11 ms when reading and 6.43 ms when writing. The price sounds steep at first, but depending on the current situation, it is only 2.5 to 3 cents per GB.
Our conclusion at the time of testing:
“In the test, the Seagate IronWolf Pro 18TB proves to be a mechanical 3.5-inch hard drive (HDD) with excellent transfer rates and access times. Together with a high reliability forecast, the IronWolf Pro 18TB is particularly interesting for servers and data centers. In view of the gigantic memory size of 18,000 GB and the excellent performance, it is available for a reasonable price.“