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Seagate IronWolf ST1000VN002-25PK internal hard drive vs Seagate ST300MX0012, 40PK

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 1identical
  • 9known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • IronWolf ST1000VN002-25PK internal hard drive:1 TB
    • ST300MX0012, 40PK:300 GB
  • HDD speed
    • IronWolf ST1000VN002-25PK internal hard drive:5900 RPM
    • ST300MX0012, 40PK:15000 RPM
  • HDD size
    • IronWolf ST1000VN002-25PK internal hard drive:3.5"
    • ST300MX0012, 40PK:2.5"
  • Interface
    • IronWolf ST1000VN002-25PK internal hard drive:Serial ATA III
    • ST300MX0012, 40PK:SAS
  • Type
    • IronWolf ST1000VN002-25PK internal hard drive:HDD
    • ST300MX0012, 40PK:Hybrid-HDD
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • IronWolf ST1000VN002-25PK internal hard drive:64 MB
    • ST300MX0012, 40PK:128 MB
  • HDD sustained transfer rate
    • IronWolf ST1000VN002-25PK internal hard drive:180 MiB/s
    • ST300MX0012, 40PK:12 MiB/s
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • IronWolf ST1000VN002-25PK internal hard drive:1000000 h
    • ST300MX0012, 40PK:246 h

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Comparison of ST1000VN002-25PK, ST300MX0012, 40PK
27 specifications
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB300 GB
HDD speedDiffers5900 RPM15000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIISAS
TypeDiffersHDDHybrid-HDD
Component forKnown for oneNASUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers64 MB128 MB
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers180 MiB/s12 MiB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs1000000 h246 h
Hybrid-HDD cache memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 ms
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs3.6 W8.4 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.8 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.8 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Differs2.5 W4.8 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one1.2 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 70 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for one80 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one300 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm70.1 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm100.5 mm
HeightDiffers20.2 mm15 mm
WeightDiffers415 g225 g
Packaging data1 differ
Quantity per packDiffers25 pc(s)40 pc(s)

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