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Seagate IronWolf internal hard drive vs Seagate Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 6identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • IronWolf internal hard drive:14 TB
    • Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:5 TB
  • HDD speed
    • IronWolf internal hard drive:7200 RPM
    • Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:5400 RPM
  • HDD size
    • IronWolf internal hard drive:3.5"
    • Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:2.5"
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • IronWolf internal hard drive:256 MB
    • Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:128 MB
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • IronWolf internal hard drive:5.3 W
    • Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:1.1 W
  • Operating voltage
    • IronWolf internal hard drive:5 / 12 V
    • Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:5 V
  • Start-up current
    • IronWolf internal hard drive:1.8 A
    • Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:1.2 A
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • IronWolf internal hard drive:5 - 70 °C
    • Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:0 - 60 °C

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Comparison of IronWolf, ST5000LM000
39 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers14 TB5 TB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
Component forKnown for oneSurveillance systemUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers256 MB128 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one6 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one600000Unknown — not stated by the source
Workload rate limitKnown for one180 TB/yearUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one1000000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.6 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one7.9 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.8 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Differs5.3 W1.1 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Start-up currentDiffers1.8 A1.2 A
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.9 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.1 W
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 70 °C0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 90%5 - 95%
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers70 G300 G
Non-operating shockDiffers250 G650 G
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.7 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.52 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.8 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm100.3 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm15 mm
WeightDiffers690 g190 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCEUnknown — not stated by the source
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS

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