Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 3TB SAS vs Seagate Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 3TB SAS:3 TB
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:8 TB
Interface
- 3TB SAS:SAS
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:Serial ATA III
Storage drive buffer size
- 3TB SAS:128 MB
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:256 MB
HDD sustained transfer rate
- 3TB SAS:215 MiB/s
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:216 MiB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- 3TB SAS:2000000 h
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:1000000 h
Power consumption (typical)
- 3TB SAS:10.5 W
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:9 W
Power consumption (idle)
- 3TB SAS:6.7 W
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:7.2 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 3TB SAS:5 - 60 °C
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:0 - 60 °C

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Comparison of 3TB SAS, ST8000VN0012-20PK
27 specifications	A Seagate 3TB SAS View product	B Seagate Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive Model ST8000VN0012-20PK View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	8 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA III
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers	215 MiB/s	216 MiB/s
Average latencyKnown for one	4.16 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	2000000 h	1000000 h
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	10.5 W	9 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	6.7 W	7.2 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	101.8 mm	101.6 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	780 g

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