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Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive vs Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B1 internal hard drive

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 6identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B1 internal hard drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B1 internal hard drive has 248 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive (256 MB vs 8 MB). The Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B1 internal hard drive has 550,000 more start/stop cycles than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive (600000 vs 50000). HDD capacity: 250 GB on the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive, 6 TB on the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B1 internal hard drive. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive, 0 - 65 °C on the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B1 internal hard drive.

  • HDD capacity
    • Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:250 GB
    • IronWolf ST6000VN006_B1 internal hard drive:6 TB
  • HDD speed
    • Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:7200 RPM
    • IronWolf ST6000VN006_B1 internal hard drive:5400 RPM
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:8 MB
    • IronWolf ST6000VN006_B1 internal hard drive:256 MB
  • Start/stop cycles
    • Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:50000
    • IronWolf ST6000VN006_B1 internal hard drive:600000
  • Start-up current
    • Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:2.6 A
    • IronWolf ST6000VN006_B1 internal hard drive:1.8 A
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:0 - 60 °C
    • IronWolf ST6000VN006_B1 internal hard drive:0 - 65 °C
  • Operating shock
    • Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:63 G
    • IronWolf ST6000VN006_B1 internal hard drive:80 G
  • Non-operating shock
    • Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:350 G
    • IronWolf ST6000VN006_B1 internal hard drive:300 G

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Comparison of ST3250824A-RF, ST6000VN006_B1
40 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB6 TB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB256 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one16383Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one11 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one12 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one4.16 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
RefurbishedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesDiffers50000600000
InterfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial ATA III
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNAS
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 Gbit/s
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source< 1 per 10^14 bits read
Error Recovery Control (ERC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rotational Vibration (RV) sensorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
24/7 operationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Noise level (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000000 h
Power1 differ
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers2.6 A1.8 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C0 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-60.96 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-60.96 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers63 G80 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G300 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm101.8 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
Height26.1 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers580 g630 g
Other featuresidentical
Compatible productsKnown for onePCsUnknown — not stated by the source

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