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

 

Our review sample MG08ACA16TE didn't come in a retail box, which is hardly surprising as it's aimed at the enterprise segment. The MG08 is built on a standard 3.5in format with an enclosure thickness of 26.11mm. The drive has a spindle speed of 7,200rpm and 512MB of cache.

Alongside the Helium technology, the MG08 also employs TDMR (Two-Dimensional Magnetic Recording) technology. TDMR technology has come about because as the areal density of hard drive platters (discs) increases, tracks get ever narrower and as a result, magnetic inter-track interference (ITI) becomes problematic for the writer part of the drive head. Whereas conventional hard drives use a single reader and writer per head, TDMR uses two or more heads to read data from a single or even several nearby tracks at the same time to improve the signal-to-noise ratio delivered to the controller.

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