Seagate’s IronWolf collection of drives for network-attached storage methods has gained important traction in its market segments. One of the first causes has been the breadth of choices – high-capacity HDDs focusing on totally different purposes, in addition to SATA and NVMe SSDs. In truth, Seagate was one of many first distributors to introduce SSDs focusing on the prosumer / SMB / SME NAS markets with the IronWolf SSD 110 collection on the 2019 CES. This 2.5″ SATA SSD household was complemented by the announcement of the IronWolf 510 NVMe SSD household in Q1 2020. The SSD household, primarily based on the Phison E12DC Enterprise SSD Controller, sported a 1DWPD score that was not out there in different SSDs focusing on the prosumer / SMB NAS market.
Seagate is continuous their management march immediately with the launch of the IronWolf 525 NVMe SSDs. Based on the Phison E16 (PS5016-E16-32) PCIe 4.Zero x4 NVMe SSD controller, the product seems to dial again to shopper roots with a 0.7 DWPD score. Currently, there are not any business off-the-shelf NAS choices from the foremost distributors (Synology, QNAP, Asustor, and so on.) with native PCIe 4.Zero functionality. The IronWolf 525 is backwards suitable with PCIe 3.Zero and may slot into the identical locations the place the IronWolf 510 is at present getting used. Key confirmed specs are captured within the desk under.
| The Seagate IronWolf 525 SSDs for NAS | ||||
| Capacity | 500 GB | 1 TB | 2TB | |
| Model Number | ZP500NM30002 | ZP1000NM30002 | ZP2000NM30002 | |
| Controller | Phison E16 | |||
| NAND Flash | Kioxia BiCS 4 96L 3D TLC NAND | |||
| Form-Factor, Interface | M.2-2280, PCIe 4.Zero x4, NVMe 1.3 | |||
| Double-Sided (22.15mm x 80.15mm x 3.58mm) |
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| Seq. Read (128KB @ QD32) [ Normal / Sustained @ PCIe 4.0 x4 ] | 5000 / 3300 MBps | 5000 / 4350 MBps | 5000 / 4300 MBps | |
| Seq. Write (128KB @ QD32) [ Normal / Sustained @ PCIe 4.0 x4 ] | 2500 / 525 MBps | 4400 / 995 MBps | 4400 / 965 MBps | |
| Rand. Read IOPS (QD32T8) [ Normal @ PCIe 4.0 x4 ] | 420Okay | 760Okay | 740Okay | |
| Rand. Write IOPS (QD32T8) [ Normal @ PCIe 4.0 x4 ] | 630Okay | 700Okay | 700Okay | |
| Pseudo-SLC Caching | Yes | |||
| DRAM Buffer | 1GB DDR4 | 2GB DDR4 | ||
| TCG Opal Encryption | No | |||
| Power Consumption | Avg Active | 5.6 W | 6.5 W | |
| Avg Sleep | 20mW | 20mW | 30mW | |
| Warranty | 5 years (together with Three years of Rescue Data Recovery Services) | |||
| MTBF | 1.eight million hours | |||
| TBW | 700 | 1400 | 2800 | |
| DWPD | 0.7 | |||
| UBER | 1E10^16 | |||
| Additional Information | IronWolf 525 SSD Specifications | |||
| MSRP | ? | ? | ? | |
Key worth additions embody the IronWolf Health Management (IHM) and Rescue Data Recovery Services (DRS). The former is an embedded software program software that constantly screens drive well being parameters and notifies customers appropriately to cut back chance of knowledge loss on supported NAS platforms. The 3-year complimentary DRS gives information restoration providers for unintended information corruption or drive injury.
Seagate intends the IronWolf 525 NVMe SSDs for use in business and entry-level enterprise NAS items, high-performance workstations, and in U.2 NVMe SSD drive bays with U.2 to M.2 adapters. These SSDs seem to have the identical {hardware} (together with the Kioxia BiCS 4 96L 3D TLC flash) because the FireCuda 520 collection, albeit with modified firmware to allow the NAS-specific options reminiscent of IHM. Consequently, pricing is predicted to hold a slight premium over the FireCuda 520 at present retailing for $370 (2TB), $190 (1TB), and
