Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate IronWolf Pro ST20000NT001 internal hard drive vs Seagate SkyHawk ST4000VX016 internal hard drive

17specifications compared
9differ
8identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- IronWolf Pro ST20000NT001 internal hard drive:20 TB
- SkyHawk ST4000VX016 internal hard drive:4 TB
Component for
- IronWolf Pro ST20000NT001 internal hard drive:NAS
- SkyHawk ST4000VX016 internal hard drive:PC
HDD sustained transfer rate
- IronWolf Pro ST20000NT001 internal hard drive:285 MiB/s
- SkyHawk ST4000VX016 internal hard drive:180 MiB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- IronWolf Pro ST20000NT001 internal hard drive:2500000 h
- SkyHawk ST4000VX016 internal hard drive:1000000 h
Power consumption (standby)
- IronWolf Pro ST20000NT001 internal hard drive:1 W
- SkyHawk ST4000VX016 internal hard drive:0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)
- IronWolf Pro ST20000NT001 internal hard drive:5.5 W
- SkyHawk ST4000VX016 internal hard drive:2.5 W
Start-up current
- IronWolf Pro ST20000NT001 internal hard drive:2 A
- SkyHawk ST4000VX016 internal hard drive:1.8 A
Height
- IronWolf Pro ST20000NT001 internal hard drive:26.1 mm
- SkyHawk ST4000VX016 internal hard drive:20.2 mm

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Comparison of ST20000NT001, ST4000VX016
38 specifications	A Seagate IronWolf Pro ST20000NT001 internal hard drive Model ST20000NT001 View product	B Seagate SkyHawk ST4000VX016 internal hard drive Model ST4000VX016 View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	20 TB	4 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forDiffers	NAS	PC
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers	285 MiB/s	180 MiB/s
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)Known for one	< 1 per 10^15 bits read	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rotational Vibration (RV) sensorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Workload rate limitKnown for one	550 TB/year	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise level (idle)Known for one	20 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time to failure (MTTF)Known for one	2500000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	2500000 h	1000000 h
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA III
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
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	7.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1 W	0.25 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Differs	5.5 W	2.5 W
Start-up currentDiffers	2 A	1.8 A
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.7 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.7 W
Operational conditionsidentical
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	40 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	200 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	20.2 mm
WeightDiffers	670 g	490 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050
Other featuresidentical
Maximum number of cameras supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64

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