Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate IronWolf ST2000VN004-20PK internal hard drive vs Seagate SkyHawk ST6000VX0023-20PK internal hard drive

Key differences

HDD capacity
- IronWolf ST2000VN004-20PK internal hard drive:2 TB
- SkyHawk ST6000VX0023-20PK internal hard drive:6 TB
HDD speed
- IronWolf ST2000VN004-20PK internal hard drive:5900 RPM
- SkyHawk ST6000VX0023-20PK internal hard drive:7200 RPM
Component for
- IronWolf ST2000VN004-20PK internal hard drive:NAS
- SkyHawk ST6000VX0023-20PK internal hard drive:Surveillance system
Storage drive buffer size
- IronWolf ST2000VN004-20PK internal hard drive:64 MB
- SkyHawk ST6000VX0023-20PK internal hard drive:256 MB
HDD sustained transfer rate
- IronWolf ST2000VN004-20PK internal hard drive:180 MiB/s
- SkyHawk ST6000VX0023-20PK internal hard drive:195 MiB/s
Start/stop cycles
- IronWolf ST2000VN004-20PK internal hard drive:600000
- SkyHawk ST6000VX0023-20PK internal hard drive:300000
Power consumption (typical)
- IronWolf ST2000VN004-20PK internal hard drive:5 W
- SkyHawk ST6000VX0023-20PK internal hard drive:9 W
Power consumption (standby)
- IronWolf ST2000VN004-20PK internal hard drive:0.8 W
- SkyHawk ST6000VX0023-20PK internal hard drive:0.6 W

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Comparison of ST2000VN004-20PK, ST6000VX0023-20PK
25 specifications	A Seagate IronWolf ST2000VN004-20PK internal hard drive Model ST2000VN004-20PK View product	B Seagate SkyHawk ST6000VX0023-20PK internal hard drive Model ST6000VX0023-20PK View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	6 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5900 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forDiffers	NAS	Surveillance system
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	256 MB
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers	180 MiB/s	195 MiB/s
Start/stop cyclesDiffers	600000	300000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	1000000 h	1000000 h
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	5 W	9 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.8 W	0.6 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	3.7 W	7.2 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up current	2 A	2 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 70 °C	5 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for one	80 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	535 g	705 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per pack	20 pc(s)	20 pc(s)

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