Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

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

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
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	256 MB
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
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
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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