Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate IronWolf Pro ST12000NT001 internal hard drive vs Seagate SkyHawk ST6000VX009 internal hard drive

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- IronWolf Pro ST12000NT001 internal hard drive:12 TB
- SkyHawk ST6000VX009 internal hard drive:6 TB
Component for
- IronWolf Pro ST12000NT001 internal hard drive:NAS
- SkyHawk ST6000VX009 internal hard drive:PC
HDD sustained transfer rate
- IronWolf Pro ST12000NT001 internal hard drive:270 MiB/s
- SkyHawk ST6000VX009 internal hard drive:180 MiB/s
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)
- IronWolf Pro ST12000NT001 internal hard drive:< 1 per 10^15 bits read
- SkyHawk ST6000VX009 internal hard drive:< 1 per 10^14 bits read
Workload rate limit
- IronWolf Pro ST12000NT001 internal hard drive:550 TB/year
- SkyHawk ST6000VX009 internal hard drive:180 TB/year
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- IronWolf Pro ST12000NT001 internal hard drive:2500000 h
- SkyHawk ST6000VX009 internal hard drive:1000000 h
Power consumption (typical)
- IronWolf Pro ST12000NT001 internal hard drive:7.8 W
- SkyHawk ST6000VX009 internal hard drive:5.3 W
Power consumption (off)
- IronWolf Pro ST12000NT001 internal hard drive:1 W
- SkyHawk ST6000VX009 internal hard drive:0.25 W

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Comparison of ST12000NT001, ST6000VX009
33 specifications	A Seagate IronWolf Pro ST12000NT001 internal hard drive Model ST12000NT001 View product	B Seagate SkyHawk ST6000VX009 internal hard drive Model ST6000VX009 View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	12 TB	6 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forDiffers	NAS	PC
Storage drive buffer size	256 MB	256 MB
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers	270 MiB/s	180 MiB/s
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)Differs	< 1 per 10^15 bits read	< 1 per 10^14 bits read
Rotational Vibration (RV) sensors	Yes	Yes
Workload rate limitDiffers	550 TB/year	180 TB/year
Noise level (idle)Known for one	20 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	2500000 h	1000000 h
24/7 operationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RV sensor(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Power4 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	7.8 W	5.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Differs	1 W	0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	5 W	3.4 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2 A	1.8 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 65 °C	0 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	2.27 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	50 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	200 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.8 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	670 g	630 g
Other featuresidentical
Maximum number of cameras supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64

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