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Seagate Performance 10K HDD vs Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN008-20PK internal hard drive

21specifications compared
19differ
2identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Performance 10K HDD:1.8 TB
- IronWolf ST4000VN008-20PK internal hard drive:4 TB
HDD speed
- Performance 10K HDD:10000 RPM
- IronWolf ST4000VN008-20PK internal hard drive:5900 RPM
HDD size
- Performance 10K HDD:2.5"
- IronWolf ST4000VN008-20PK internal hard drive:3.5"
Interface
- Performance 10K HDD:SAS
- IronWolf ST4000VN008-20PK internal hard drive:Serial ATA III
Storage drive buffer size
- Performance 10K HDD:128 MB
- IronWolf ST4000VN008-20PK internal hard drive:64 MB
HDD interface transfer rate
- Performance 10K HDD:12 Gbit/s
- IronWolf ST4000VN008-20PK internal hard drive:6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rate
- Performance 10K HDD:241 MiB/s
- IronWolf ST4000VN008-20PK internal hard drive:180 MiB/s
Power consumption (typical)
- Performance 10K HDD:7.8 W
- IronWolf ST4000VN008-20PK internal hard drive:4.8 W

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Comparison of Performance 10K HDD, ST4000VN008-20PK
30 specifications	A Seagate Performance 10K HDD View product	B Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN008-20PK internal hard drive Model ST4000VN008-20PK View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.8 TB	4 TB
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	5900 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	128 MB	64 MB
HDD interface transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers	241 MiB/s	180 MiB/s
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	2.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NAS
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000000 h
Power4 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	7.8 W	4.8 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	4.55 W	3.95 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	0.47 A	2 A
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	5 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one	0.5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	3 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	40 G	80 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	400 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	70.1 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	100.5 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	199 g	610 g
Packaging data1 differ
Quantity per packDiffers	40 pc(s)	20 pc(s)

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