Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive vs Seagate SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive

17specifications compared
7differ
10identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive:4 TB
- SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive:6 TB
Storage drive buffer size
- Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive:64 MB
- SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive:256 MB
Power consumption (typical)
- Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive:5.6 W
- SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive:5 W
Power consumption (standby)
- Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive:0.5 W
- SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive:0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)
- Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive:4 W
- SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive:3.4 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive:0 - 60 °C
- SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive:0 - 70 °C
Width
- Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive:101.6 mm
- SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive:101.8 mm

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Comparison of ST4000DM000, ST6000VX001
27 specifications	A Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive Model ST4000DM000 View product	B Seagate SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive Model ST6000VX001 View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	6 TB
HDD speed	5900 RPM	5900 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	256 MB
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rate	180 MiB/s	180 MiB/s
Read seek timeKnown for one	1 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	1.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000000 h
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	5.6 W	5 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.5 W	0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	4 W	3.4 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
Weight	610 g	610 g
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050

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