Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Exos M vs Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive

19specifications compared
13differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Exos M has 22 TB more HDD capacity than the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive (28 TB vs 6 TB). The Seagate Exos M has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Exos M has 256 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive (512 MB vs 256 MB). Interface: Serial ATA on the Seagate Exos M, Serial ATA III on the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive. Component for: Server/workstation on the Seagate Exos M, NAS on the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- Exos M:28 TB
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:6 TB
HDD speed
- Exos M:7200 RPM
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:5400 RPM
Interface
- Exos M:Serial ATA
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:Serial ATA III
Component for
- Exos M:Server/workstation
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:NAS
Storage drive buffer size
- Exos M:512 MB
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:256 MB
HDD interface transfer rate
- Exos M:12 Gbit/s
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:6 Gbit/s
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)
- Exos M:< 1 per 10^15 bits read
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:< 1 per 10^14 bits read
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- Exos M:2500000 h
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:1000000 h

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Comparison of Exos M, ST6000VN006_B3
34 specifications	A Seagate Exos M View product	B Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive Model ST6000VN006_B3 View product
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	28 TB	6 TB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forDiffers	Server/workstation	NAS
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	512 MB	256 MB
HDD interface transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)Differs	< 1 per 10^15 bits read	< 1 per 10^14 bits read
Error Recovery Control (ERC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rotational Vibration (RV) sensorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
24/7 operationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Noise level (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	2500000 h	1000000 h
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	6.9 W	4 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 60 °C	0 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockDiffers	30 G	80 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	200 G	300 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	2.27 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	101.8 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	695 g	630 g
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	5 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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