Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate SkyHawk ST2000VX008-20PK internal hard drive vs Seagate Barracuda ST6000DM004-40PK internal hard drive

Key differences

HDD capacity
- SkyHawk ST2000VX008-20PK internal hard drive:2 TB
- Barracuda ST6000DM004-40PK internal hard drive:6 TB
HDD speed
- SkyHawk ST2000VX008-20PK internal hard drive:5900 RPM
- Barracuda ST6000DM004-40PK internal hard drive:7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- SkyHawk ST2000VX008-20PK internal hard drive:64 MB
- Barracuda ST6000DM004-40PK internal hard drive:256 MB
HDD sustained transfer rate
- SkyHawk ST2000VX008-20PK internal hard drive:180 MiB/s
- Barracuda ST6000DM004-40PK internal hard drive:220 MiB/s
Power consumption (typical)
- SkyHawk ST2000VX008-20PK internal hard drive:5.6 W
- Barracuda ST6000DM004-40PK internal hard drive:9 W
Power consumption (standby)
- SkyHawk ST2000VX008-20PK internal hard drive:0.5 W
- Barracuda ST6000DM004-40PK internal hard drive:0.6 W
Power consumption (idle)
- SkyHawk ST2000VX008-20PK internal hard drive:4 W
- Barracuda ST6000DM004-40PK internal hard drive:7.2 W
Start-up current
- SkyHawk ST2000VX008-20PK internal hard drive:1.8 A
- Barracuda ST6000DM004-40PK internal hard drive:2 A

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Comparison of ST2000VX008-20PK, ST6000DM004-40PK
24 specifications	A Seagate SkyHawk ST2000VX008-20PK internal hard drive Model ST2000VX008-20PK View product	B Seagate Barracuda ST6000DM004-40PK internal hard drive Model ST6000DM004-40PK View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	6 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5900 RPM	7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	256 MB
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers	180 MiB/s	220 MiB/s
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	300000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	1000000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server/workstation
Power4 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	5.6 W	9 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.5 W	0.6 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	4 W	7.2 W
Start-up currentDiffers	1.8 A	2 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.8 mm	101.6 mm
WeightDiffers	610 g	780 g
Packaging data1 differ
Quantity per packDiffers	20 pc(s)	40 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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