Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Exos M vs Seagate SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive

15specifications compared
12differ
3identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Exos M has 24 TB more HDD capacity than the Seagate SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive (28 TB vs 4 TB). The Seagate Exos M has 256 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive (512 MB vs 256 MB). The Seagate Exos M has 6 Gbit/s more HDD interface transfer rate than the Seagate SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). Interface: Serial ATA on the Seagate Exos M, Serial ATA III on the Seagate SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive. Component for: Server/workstation on the Seagate Exos M, Digital video recorder (DVR) on the Seagate SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- Exos M:28 TB
- SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive:4 TB
Interface
- Exos M:Serial ATA
- SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive:Serial ATA III
Component for
- Exos M:Server/workstation
- SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive:Digital video recorder (DVR)
Storage drive buffer size
- Exos M:512 MB
- SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive:256 MB
HDD interface transfer rate
- Exos M:12 Gbit/s
- SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive:6 Gbit/s
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)
- Exos M:< 1 per 10^15 bits read
- SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive:< 1 per 10^14 bits read
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- Exos M:2500000 h
- SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive:1000000 h
Power consumption (idle)
- Exos M:6.9 W
- SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive:2.5 W

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Comparison of Exos M, ST4000VX005
30 specifications	A Seagate Exos M View product	B Seagate SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive Model ST4000VX005 View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	28 TB	4 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forDiffers	Server/workstation	Digital video recorder (DVR)
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	512 MB	256 MB
HDD interface transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one	257 MiB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD average transfer rateKnown for one	270 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	4.16 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)Differs	< 1 per 10^15 bits read	< 1 per 10^14 bits read
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	2500000 h	1000000 h
24/7 operationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Power1 differ
Power consumption (idle)Differs	6.9 W	2.5 W
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 / 12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.7 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.25 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 60 °C	0 - 70 °C
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	2.27 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	30 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	200 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	101.8 mm	101.8 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	20.2 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	147 mm
WeightDiffers	695 g	490 g
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	5 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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