Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Performance 15K 300GB vs Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN0041-20PK internal hard drive

18specifications compared
16differ
2identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Performance 15K 300GB:300 GB
- IronWolf ST6000VN0041-20PK internal hard drive:6 TB
HDD speed
- Performance 15K 300GB:15000 RPM
- IronWolf ST6000VN0041-20PK internal hard drive:7200 RPM
HDD size
- Performance 15K 300GB:2.5"
- IronWolf ST6000VN0041-20PK internal hard drive:3.5"
Interface
- Performance 15K 300GB:SAS
- IronWolf ST6000VN0041-20PK internal hard drive:Serial ATA III
Storage drive buffer size
- Performance 15K 300GB:256 MB
- IronWolf ST6000VN0041-20PK internal hard drive:128 MB
Power consumption (typical)
- Performance 15K 300GB:6.9 W
- IronWolf ST6000VN0041-20PK internal hard drive:9 W
Power consumption (idle)
- Performance 15K 300GB:4.7 W
- IronWolf ST6000VN0041-20PK internal hard drive:7.2 W
Operating voltage
- Performance 15K 300GB:5 V
- IronWolf ST6000VN0041-20PK internal hard drive:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of Performance 15K 300GB, ST6000VN0041-20PK
30 specifications	A Seagate Performance 15K 300GB View product	B Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN0041-20PK internal hard drive Model ST6000VN0041-20PK View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	6 TB
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA III
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NAS
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	195 MiB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000000 h
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	6.9 W	9 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	4.7 W	7.2 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.6 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.6 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	5 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one	0.5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	2.4 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	40 G	80 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	400 G	300 G
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	100.5 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	225 g	780 g
Packaging data1 differ
Quantity per packDiffers	40 pc(s)	20 pc(s)

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