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Seagate Enterprise ST2000NM0125-RF internal hard drive vs Seagate IronWolf ST2000VN003_B3 internal hard drive

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 10identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Enterprise ST2000NM0125-RF internal hard drive has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate IronWolf ST2000VN003_B3 internal hard drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate IronWolf ST2000VN003_B3 internal hard drive has 128 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Enterprise ST2000NM0125-RF internal hard drive (256 MB vs 128 MB). The Seagate Enterprise ST2000NM0125-RF internal hard drive has 1,000,000 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Seagate IronWolf ST2000VN003_B3 internal hard drive (2000000 h vs 1000000 h). Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 60 °C on the Seagate Enterprise ST2000NM0125-RF internal hard drive, 0 - 65 °C on the Seagate IronWolf ST2000VN003_B3 internal hard drive.

  • HDD speed
    • Enterprise ST2000NM0125-RF internal hard drive:7200 RPM
    • IronWolf ST2000VN003_B3 internal hard drive:5400 RPM
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • Enterprise ST2000NM0125-RF internal hard drive:128 MB
    • IronWolf ST2000VN003_B3 internal hard drive:256 MB
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • Enterprise ST2000NM0125-RF internal hard drive:2000000 h
    • IronWolf ST2000VN003_B3 internal hard drive:1000000 h
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • Enterprise ST2000NM0125-RF internal hard drive:5.9 W
    • IronWolf ST2000VN003_B3 internal hard drive:3.1 W
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • Enterprise ST2000NM0125-RF internal hard drive:4.25 W
    • IronWolf ST2000VN003_B3 internal hard drive:2.8 W
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • Enterprise ST2000NM0125-RF internal hard drive:5 - 60 °C
    • IronWolf ST2000VN003_B3 internal hard drive:0 - 65 °C
  • Operating shock
    • Enterprise ST2000NM0125-RF internal hard drive:70 G
    • IronWolf ST2000VN003_B3 internal hard drive:80 G
  • Height
    • Enterprise ST2000NM0125-RF internal hard drive:26.1 mm
    • IronWolf ST2000VN003_B3 internal hard drive:20.2 mm

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Comparison of ST2000NM0125-RF, ST2000VN003_B3
34 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacity2 TB2 TB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceSerial ATA IIISerial ATA III
TypeHDDHDD
Component forNASNAS
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers128 MB256 MB
HDD interface transfer rate6 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source< 1 per 10^14 bits read
Error Recovery Control (ERC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rotational Vibration (RV) sensorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
24/7 operationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600000
Noise level (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source21 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs2000000 h1000000 h
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one226 MiB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one4.16 msUnknown — not stated by the source
RefurbishedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs5.9 W3.1 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs4.25 W2.8 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 60 °C0 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockDiffers70 G80 G
Non-operating shock300 G300 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width101.8 mm101.8 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm20.2 mm
WeightDiffers610 g415 g
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter includedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84717050Unknown — not stated by the source

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