Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda ST3000DMA08 internal hard drive vs Seagate SkyHawk ST8000VE0004 internal hard drive

21specifications compared
11differ
10identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Barracuda ST3000DMA08 internal hard drive:3 TB
- SkyHawk ST8000VE0004 internal hard drive:8 TB
Component for
- Barracuda ST3000DMA08 internal hard drive:PC
- SkyHawk ST8000VE0004 internal hard drive:Surveillance system
Storage drive buffer size
- Barracuda ST3000DMA08 internal hard drive:64 MB
- SkyHawk ST8000VE0004 internal hard drive:256 MB
HDD number of heads
- Barracuda ST3000DMA08 internal hard drive:6
- SkyHawk ST8000VE0004 internal hard drive:14
Power consumption (typical)
- Barracuda ST3000DMA08 internal hard drive:8 W
- SkyHawk ST8000VE0004 internal hard drive:7.2 W
Power consumption (standby)
- Barracuda ST3000DMA08 internal hard drive:0.75 W
- SkyHawk ST8000VE0004 internal hard drive:1.2 W
Power consumption (idle)
- Barracuda ST3000DMA08 internal hard drive:5.4 W
- SkyHawk ST8000VE0004 internal hard drive:4.9 W
Start-up current
- Barracuda ST3000DMA08 internal hard drive:2.5 A
- SkyHawk ST8000VE0004 internal hard drive:1.8 A

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Comparison of ST3000DMA08, ST8000VE0004
31 specifications	A Seagate Barracuda ST3000DMA08 internal hard drive Model ST3000DMA08 View product	B Seagate SkyHawk ST8000VE0004 internal hard drive Model ST8000VE0004 View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	8 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forDiffers	PC	Surveillance system
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	256 MB
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
HDD number of headsDiffers	6	14
Bytes per sector	4096	4096
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200000 h
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one	210 MiB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	8 W	7.2 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.75 W	1.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	5.4 W	4.9 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2.5 A	1.8 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.25 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	630 g	650 g
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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