Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive vs Seagate Enterprise ST8000NM0135-RF internal hard drive

21specifications compared
12differ
9identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Enterprise ST8000NM0135-RF internal hard drive has 2 TB more HDD capacity than the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive (8 TB vs 6 TB). The Seagate Enterprise ST8000NM0135-RF internal hard drive has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Enterprise ST8000NM0135-RF internal hard drive has 6 Gbit/s more HDD interface transfer rate than the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). Interface: Serial ATA III on the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive, SAS on the Seagate Enterprise ST8000NM0135-RF internal hard drive. Component for: NAS on the Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive, Disk array on the Seagate Enterprise ST8000NM0135-RF internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:6 TB
- Enterprise ST8000NM0135-RF internal hard drive:8 TB
HDD speed
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:5400 RPM
- Enterprise ST8000NM0135-RF internal hard drive:7200 RPM
Interface
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:Serial ATA III
- Enterprise ST8000NM0135-RF internal hard drive:SAS
Component for
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:NAS
- Enterprise ST8000NM0135-RF internal hard drive:Disk array
HDD interface transfer rate
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:6 Gbit/s
- Enterprise ST8000NM0135-RF internal hard drive:12 Gbit/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:1000000 h
- Enterprise ST8000NM0135-RF internal hard drive:2000000 h
Power consumption (typical)
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:5.3 W
- Enterprise ST8000NM0135-RF internal hard drive:12 W
Power consumption (idle)
- IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive:4 W
- Enterprise ST8000NM0135-RF internal hard drive:8.5 W

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Comparison of ST6000VN006_B2, ST8000NM0135-RF
31 specifications	A Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN006_B2 internal hard drive Model ST6000VN006_B2 View product	B Seagate Enterprise ST8000NM0135-RF internal hard drive Model ST8000NM0135-RF View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	6 TB	8 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	SAS
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forDiffers	NAS	Disk array
Storage drive buffer size	256 MB	256 MB
HDD interface transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)Known for one	< 1 per 10^14 bits read	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Recovery Control (ERC)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rotational Vibration (RV) sensors	Yes	Yes
24/7 operation	Yes	Yes
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	600000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise level (idle)Known for one	26 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	1000000 h	2000000 h
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.16 ms
RefurbishedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	5.3 W	12 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Differs	4 W	8.5 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	1.8 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 65 °C	5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	80 G	70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	250 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	101.8 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	630 g	780 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)

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