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Seagate Enterprise ST2000NM0045 internal hard drive vs Seagate Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive

19specifications compared
13differ
6identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Enterprise ST2000NM0045 internal hard drive:2 TB
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:8 TB
Interface
- Enterprise ST2000NM0045 internal hard drive:SAS
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:Serial ATA III
Storage drive buffer size
- Enterprise ST2000NM0045 internal hard drive:128 MB
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:256 MB
HDD interface transfer rate
- Enterprise ST2000NM0045 internal hard drive:12 Gbit/s
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rate
- Enterprise ST2000NM0045 internal hard drive:226 MiB/s
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:216 MiB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- Enterprise ST2000NM0045 internal hard drive:2000000 h
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:1000000 h
Power consumption (typical)
- Enterprise ST2000NM0045 internal hard drive:9.17 W
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:9 W
Power consumption (idle)
- Enterprise ST2000NM0045 internal hard drive:4.67 W
- Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive:7.2 W

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Comparison of ST2000NM0045, ST8000VN0012-20PK
28 specifications	A Seagate Enterprise ST2000NM0045 internal hard drive Model ST2000NM0045 View product	B Seagate Desktop HDD ST8000VN0012-20PK internal hard drive Model ST8000VN0012-20PK View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	8 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA III
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
HDD interface transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers	226 MiB/s	216 MiB/s
Average latencyKnown for one	4.16 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	2000000 h	1000000 h
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	9.17 W	9 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	4.67 W	7.2 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one	12.5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	4.9 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	250 G
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.8 mm	101.6 mm
WeightDiffers	605 g	780 g
Packaging data1 differ
Quantity per packDiffers	1 pc(s)	20 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717050	Unknown — not stated by the source

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