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Seagate IronWolf Pro vs Toshiba MG08 16TB

There's nothing clear-cut between them on paper, so buy whichever's cheaper on the day.

Compared on 7 specs from the makers' datasheets and Backblaze's failure data, and a group only gets a winner when the gap between the two is clear-cut.

Side by side

SpecSeagate IronWolf ProToshiba MG08
Reliability Only the Toshiba MG08 is in Backblaze's data
Backblaze failure rateLifetime, 95% interval in brackets No data 1.23% (1.10%–1.37%)
Warranty and workload Level
Warranty 5 years 5 years
Workload ratingReads and writes a year 550 TB/yr 550 TB/yr
Where it fits Level
Line NAS Pro Data-centre
Rated NAS bays Any number Not stated
Recording CMR CMR
Noise and speed Level
Spindle speedFaster reads quicker, slower is quieter 7,200 rpm 7,200 rpm

The Backblaze figures are lifetime annualised failure rates (Source: Backblaze), and we only call reliability when the two 95% intervals don't overlap.