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Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive vs Seagate SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 11identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive has 1.1 W more power consumption (typical) than the Seagate SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive (4.8 W vs 3.7 W). The Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive has 0.25 W more power consumption (standby) than the Seagate SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive (0.5 W vs 0.25 W). The Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive has 1.46 W more power consumption (idle) than the Seagate SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive (3.96 W vs 2.5 W). Component for: NAS on the Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive, Digital video recorder (DVR) on the Seagate SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 65 °C on the Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive, 0 - 70 °C on the Seagate SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive.

  • Component for
    • IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:NAS
    • SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive:Digital video recorder (DVR)
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:4.8 W
    • SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive:3.7 W
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:0.5 W
    • SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive:0.25 W
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:3.96 W
    • SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive:2.5 W
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:0 - 65 °C
    • SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive:0 - 70 °C
  • Depth
    • IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:147 mm
    • SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive:20.2 mm
  • Height
    • IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:20.2 mm
    • SkyHawk ST4000VX005 internal hard drive:147 mm

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Comparison of ST4000VN006_B2, ST4000VX005
33 specifications
Features1 differ
HDD capacity4 TB4 TB
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceSerial ATA IIISerial ATA III
TypeHDDHDD
Component forDiffersNASDigital video recorder (DVR)
Storage drive buffer size256 MB256 MB
HDD interface transfer rate6 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one202 MiB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Rotational Vibration (RV) sensorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
24/7 operationYesYes
Start/stop cycles600000600000
Workload rate limitKnown for one180 TB/yearUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time to failure (MTTF)Known for one1000000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source< 1 per 10^14 bits read
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000000 h
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs4.8 W3.7 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.5 W0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs3.96 W2.5 W
Operating voltageKnown for one5 / 12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Start-up current1.8 A1.8 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 65 °C0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one0.25 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one3 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-304 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-304 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one80 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one300 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width101.8 mm101.8 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm20.2 mm
HeightDiffers20.2 mm147 mm
Weight490 g490 g

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