The company’s 14TB HD reaches 524MB / s data transfer
Seagate has just unveiled a 14TB HD, which promises to be the fastest HD in the world. O Seagate Mach.2 Exos 2X14 reaches data transfer speeds of 524MB/s, values close to those of SATA SSDs that reach around 550MB / s.
It is important to note, that SATA connection models are nowhere near the fastest on the market, and that the NVMe protocol is what is on the rise today. Therefore, the HD Mach.2Exos 2X14 is an interesting model, but it does not surpass the faster SSD models, in addition to not achieving the read / write performance of modern SSDs.
Even so, the technology created by Seagate is highly efficient. HD is designed for cloud servers, and it will not be possible to connect it to most PC gamers, as it requires a SAS 12Gbps interface, instead of SATA 6Gbps, the standard model found on most motherboards sold on the market. The company confirmed that, for now, it will not be possible to buy HD on the market.
How did Seagate build an HD so fast? Second official document of the Mach.2 Ecos 2X14, published by Seagate, the HD has a drive with Mach2 technology of two actuators, capable of operating independently. Essentially, we have two 7TB hard drives enclosed in a 3.5-inch chassis, equipped with a 256MB multisegmented cache and 7200RPM (revolutions per minute).
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However, all this power has a high energy cost. The Mach.2Exos 2X14 consumes 7.2W in standby mode and up to 13.5W in high workloads. The company’s spokesman says that the HD will support PowerBalance, which reduces power consumption to 12W, with reduced performance.
Jeff Fochtman, vice president of marketing and business at Seagate, comments on increased capabilities to meet consumer demand, Mach.2 double actuator technology ensures the required performance. “Although Mach.2 is being used now, the technology is still in the development stage. When we reach 30TB capacities, functionality will become standard in the vast majority of data centers.”
Via: PC Gamer Source: Toms Hardware
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