Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive vs Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive

24specifications compared
14differ
10identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive has 24 TB more HDD capacity than the Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive (28 TB vs 4 TB). The Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive has 256 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive (512 MB vs 256 MB). Operating temperature (T-T): 10 - 60 °C on the Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive, 0 - 65 °C on the Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:28 TB
- IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:4 TB
HDD speed
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:7200 RPM
- IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:512 MB
- IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:256 MB
Workload rate limit
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:550 TB/year
- IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:180 TB/year
Power consumption (typical)
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:8.3 W
- IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:4.8 W
Power consumption (standby)
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:1.2 W
- IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:0.5 W
Power consumption (idle)
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:6.8 W
- IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:3.96 W
Start-up current
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:2 A
- IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:1.8 A

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Comparison of ST28000NT000, ST4000VN006_B2
35 specifications	A Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive Model ST28000NT000 View product	B Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive Model ST4000VN006_B2 View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	28 TB	4 TB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Component for	NAS	NAS
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	512 MB	256 MB
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	202 MiB/s
Rotational Vibration (RV) sensorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
24/7 operation	Yes	Yes
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Workload rate limitDiffers	550 TB/year	180 TB/year
Mean time to failure (MTTF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000000 h
HDD average transfer rateKnown for one	270 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	2500000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	8.3 W	4.8 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.2 W	0.5 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	6.8 W	3.96 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2 A	1.8 A
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 60 °C	0 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.25 G
Non-operating vibrationDiffers	2.27 G	3 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-304 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-304 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers	30 G	80 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	200 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	101.8 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	20.2 mm
WeightDiffers	695 g	490 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

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