Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive vs Seagate S-series ST4000NC000-RF internal hard drive

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:28 TB
- S-series ST4000NC000-RF internal hard drive:4 TB
HDD speed
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:7200 RPM
- S-series ST4000NC000-RF internal hard drive:5900 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:512 MB
- S-series ST4000NC000-RF internal hard drive:64 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:2500000 h
- S-series ST4000NC000-RF internal hard drive:800000 h
Power consumption (typical)
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:8.3 W
- S-series ST4000NC000-RF internal hard drive:6.49 W
Power consumption (standby)
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:1.2 W
- S-series ST4000NC000-RF internal hard drive:0.77 W
Power consumption (idle)
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:6.8 W
- S-series ST4000NC000-RF internal hard drive:4.59 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:10 - 60 °C
- S-series ST4000NC000-RF internal hard drive:5 - 60 °C

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Comparison of ST28000NT000, ST4000NC000-RF
38 specifications	A Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive Model ST28000NT000 View product	B Seagate S-series ST4000NC000-RF internal hard drive Model ST4000NC000-RF View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	28 TB	4 TB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5900 RPM
Component forKnown for one	NAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	512 MB	64 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD average transfer rateKnown for one	270 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
24/7 operationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Workload rate limitKnown for one	550 TB/year	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	2500000 h	800000 h
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
SMART technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096
RefurbishedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	8.3 W	6.49 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.2 W	0.77 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	6.8 W	4.59 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 60 °C	5 - 60 °C
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	2.27 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	30 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	200 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthKnown for one	147 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	695 g	606 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	5 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s

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