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Seagate IronWolf Pro ST6000NT001 internal hard drive vs Seagate IronWolf Pro ST8000NT001 internal hard drive

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 23identical
  • 1known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • IronWolf Pro ST6000NT001 internal hard drive:6 TB
    • IronWolf Pro ST8000NT001 internal hard drive:8 TB
  • HDD sustained transfer rate
    • IronWolf Pro ST6000NT001 internal hard drive:250 MiB/s
    • IronWolf Pro ST8000NT001 internal hard drive:255 MiB/s
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • IronWolf Pro ST6000NT001 internal hard drive:9.3 W
    • IronWolf Pro ST8000NT001 internal hard drive:10.1 W
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • IronWolf Pro ST6000NT001 internal hard drive:7.1 W
    • IronWolf Pro ST8000NT001 internal hard drive:7.8 W
  • Weight
    • IronWolf Pro ST6000NT001 internal hard drive:716 g
    • IronWolf Pro ST8000NT001 internal hard drive:720 g

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Comparison of ST6000NT001, ST8000NT001
29 specifications
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers6 TB8 TB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial ATA III
TypeHDDHDD
Component forNASNAS
Storage drive buffer size256 MB256 MB
HDD interface transfer rate6 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers250 MiB/s255 MiB/s
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)< 1 per 10^15 bits read< 1 per 10^15 bits read
Rotational Vibration (RV) sensorsYesYes
Workload rate limit550 TB/year550 TB/year
Noise level (idle)28 dB28 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)2000000 h2000000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs9.3 W10.1 W
Power consumption (standby)1 W1 W
Power consumption (off)1 W1 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs7.1 W7.8 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up current2 A2 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 65 °C0 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Non-operating vibration2.27 G2.27 G
Operating shock70 G70 G
Non-operating shock300 G300 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width101.8 mm101.8 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
Height26.1 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers716 g720 g

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