Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate IronWolf internal hard drive vs Seagate SkyHawk AI

21specifications compared
10differ
11identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- IronWolf internal hard drive:14 TB
- SkyHawk AI:32 TB
Storage drive buffer size
- IronWolf internal hard drive:256 MB
- SkyHawk AI:512 MB
Workload rate limit
- IronWolf internal hard drive:180 TB/year
- SkyHawk AI:550 TB/year
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- IronWolf internal hard drive:1000000 h
- SkyHawk AI:2500000 h
Power consumption (typical)
- IronWolf internal hard drive:7.9 W
- SkyHawk AI:7.72 W
Power consumption (standby)
- IronWolf internal hard drive:0.8 W
- SkyHawk AI:1.2 W
Power consumption (idle)
- IronWolf internal hard drive:5.3 W
- SkyHawk AI:6.7 W
Start-up current
- IronWolf internal hard drive:1.8 A
- SkyHawk AI:2 A

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Comparison of IronWolf, SkyHawk AI
37 specifications	A Seagate IronWolf internal hard drive Model IronWolf View product	B Seagate SkyHawk AI View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	14 TB	32 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Component for	Surveillance system	Surveillance system
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	256 MB	512 MB
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Start/stop cycles	600000	600000
Workload rate limitDiffers	180 TB/year	550 TB/year
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	1000000 h	2500000 h
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	285 MiB/s
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
Number of AI channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32
Power4 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	7.9 W	7.72 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.8 W	1.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	5.3 W	6.7 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	1.8 A	2 A
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.2 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.2 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 70 °C	10 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-304.8 - 12192 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	70 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	250 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter includedKnown for one	No	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	690 g	695 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	84717050	84717050
Other featuresidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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