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Seagate IronWolf ST2000NE00253 internal hard drive vs Seagate Enterprise ST8000NM0156 internal hard drive

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 9identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • IronWolf ST2000NE00253 internal hard drive:2 TB
    • Enterprise ST8000NM0156 internal hard drive:8 TB
  • Interface
    • IronWolf ST2000NE00253 internal hard drive:Serial ATA III
    • Enterprise ST8000NM0156 internal hard drive:SAS
  • Component for
    • IronWolf ST2000NE00253 internal hard drive:NAS
    • Enterprise ST8000NM0156 internal hard drive:Server/workstation
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • IronWolf ST2000NE00253 internal hard drive:128 MB
    • Enterprise ST8000NM0156 internal hard drive:256 MB
  • HDD sustained transfer rate
    • IronWolf ST2000NE00253 internal hard drive:195 MiB/s
    • Enterprise ST8000NM0156 internal hard drive:249 MiB/s
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • IronWolf ST2000NE00253 internal hard drive:1200000 h
    • Enterprise ST8000NM0156 internal hard drive:2500000 h
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • IronWolf ST2000NE00253 internal hard drive:7.5 W
    • Enterprise ST8000NM0156 internal hard drive:9.4 W
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • IronWolf ST2000NE00253 internal hard drive:4.5 W
    • Enterprise ST8000NM0156 internal hard drive:5.5 W

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Comparison of ST2000NE00253, ST8000NM0156
29 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers2 TB8 TB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIISAS
TypeHDDHDD
Component forDiffersNASServer/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers128 MB256 MB
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers195 MiB/s249 MiB/s
Average latency4.16 ms4.16 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs1200000 h2500000 h
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 Gbit/s
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs7.5 W9.4 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.8 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Differs4.5 W5.5 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one2 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 60 °C5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationDiffers5 G2.27 G
Operating shockKnown for one70 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one300 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source70 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width101.8 mm101.8 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
Height26.1 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers550 g650 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40 pc(s)

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