Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive vs Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive has 22 TB more HDD capacity than the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive (28 TB vs 6 TB). The Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 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 ST6000VN006_B3 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 ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:28 TB
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:6 TB
HDD speed
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:7200 RPM
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:512 MB
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:256 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:2500000 h
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:1000000 h
Power consumption (typical)
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:8.3 W
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:5.3 W
Power consumption (standby)
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:1.2 W
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:6.8 W
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:4 W
Start-up current
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:2 A
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive:1.8 A

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Comparison of ST28000NT000, ST6000VN006_B3
33 specifications	A Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive Model ST28000NT000 View product	B Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B3 internal hard drive Model ST6000VN006_B3 View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	28 TB	6 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 average transfer rateKnown for one	270 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
24/7 operation	Yes	Yes
Workload rate limitKnown for one	550 TB/year	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	2500000 h	1000000 h
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	< 1 per 10^14 bits read
Error Recovery Control (ERC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rotational Vibration (RV) sensorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Noise level (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 dB
Power4 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	8.3 W	5.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.2 W	0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	6.8 W	4 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2 A	1.8 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 60 °C	0 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	2.27 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	30 G	80 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	200 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	101.8 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	695 g	630 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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