Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive vs Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive

24specifications compared
6differ
18identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive has 2 TB more HDD capacity than the Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive (6 TB vs 4 TB). The Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive has 0.5 W more power consumption (typical) than the Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive (5.3 W vs 4.8 W). The Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive has 0.25 W more power consumption (standby) than the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive (0.5 W vs 0.25 W).

HDD capacity
- IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:4 TB
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:6 TB
Power consumption (typical)
- IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:4.8 W
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:5.3 W
Power consumption (standby)
- IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:0.5 W
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)
- IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:3.96 W
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:4 W
Height
- IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:20.2 mm
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:26.1 mm
Weight
- IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:490 g
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:630 g

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Comparison of ST4000VN006_B2, ST6000VN006_B2
35 specifications	A Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006_B2 internal hard drive Model ST4000VN006_B2 View product	B Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive Model ST6000VN006_B2 View product
Features1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	6 TB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Component for	NAS	NAS
Storage drive buffer size	256 MB	256 MB
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one	202 MiB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rotational Vibration (RV) sensors	Yes	Yes
24/7 operation	Yes	Yes
Start/stop cycles	600000	600000
Workload rate limitKnown for one	180 TB/year	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time to failure (MTTF)Known for one	1000000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	< 1 per 10^14 bits read
Error Recovery Control (ERC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise level (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000000 h
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	4.8 W	5.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.5 W	0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	3.96 W	4 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up current	1.8 A	1.8 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 65 °C	0 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one	0.25 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	3 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-304 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-304 - 12192 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shock	80 G	80 G
Non-operating shock	300 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	101.8 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	20.2 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	490 g	630 g

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