Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate SkyHawk ST1000VX005-25PK internal hard drive vs Seagate Barracuda ST8000DM005-20PK internal hard drive

Key differences

HDD capacity
- SkyHawk ST1000VX005-25PK internal hard drive:1 TB
- Barracuda ST8000DM005-20PK internal hard drive:8 TB
HDD speed
- SkyHawk ST1000VX005-25PK internal hard drive:5900 RPM
- Barracuda ST8000DM005-20PK internal hard drive:7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- SkyHawk ST1000VX005-25PK internal hard drive:64 MB
- Barracuda ST8000DM005-20PK internal hard drive:256 MB
HDD sustained transfer rate
- SkyHawk ST1000VX005-25PK internal hard drive:180 MiB/s
- Barracuda ST8000DM005-20PK internal hard drive:220 MiB/s
Power consumption (typical)
- SkyHawk ST1000VX005-25PK internal hard drive:5.6 W
- Barracuda ST8000DM005-20PK internal hard drive:9 W
Power consumption (standby)
- SkyHawk ST1000VX005-25PK internal hard drive:0.5 W
- Barracuda ST8000DM005-20PK internal hard drive:0.6 W
Power consumption (idle)
- SkyHawk ST1000VX005-25PK internal hard drive:4 W
- Barracuda ST8000DM005-20PK internal hard drive:7.2 W
Start-up current
- SkyHawk ST1000VX005-25PK internal hard drive:1.8 A
- Barracuda ST8000DM005-20PK internal hard drive:2 A

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Comparison of ST1000VX005-25PK, ST8000DM005-20PK
25 specifications	A Seagate SkyHawk ST1000VX005-25PK internal hard drive Model ST1000VX005-25PK View product	B Seagate Barracuda ST8000DM005-20PK internal hard drive Model ST8000DM005-20PK View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	8 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5900 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Surveillance system	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	256 MB
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers	180 MiB/s	220 MiB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	1000000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096
Power4 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	5.6 W	9 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.5 W	0.6 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	4 W	7.2 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	1.8 A	2 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	101.8 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	20.2 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	415 g	780 g
Packaging data1 differ
Quantity per packDiffers	25 pc(s)	20 pc(s)
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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