Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate SkyHawk ST6000VX0023 internal hard drive vs Seagate Barracuda ST8000DM005 internal hard drive

Key differences

HDD capacity
- SkyHawk ST6000VX0023 internal hard drive:6 TB
- Barracuda ST8000DM005 internal hard drive:8 TB
HDD sustained transfer rate
- SkyHawk ST6000VX0023 internal hard drive:195 MiB/s
- Barracuda ST8000DM005 internal hard drive:220 MiB/s
Operating temperature (T-T)
- SkyHawk ST6000VX0023 internal hard drive:5 - 70 °C
- Barracuda ST8000DM005 internal hard drive:0 - 60 °C
Weight
- SkyHawk ST6000VX0023 internal hard drive:705 g
- Barracuda ST8000DM005 internal hard drive:780 g

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Comparison of ST6000VX0023, ST8000DM005
26 specifications	A Seagate SkyHawk ST6000VX0023 internal hard drive Model ST6000VX0023 View product	B Seagate Barracuda ST8000DM005 internal hard drive Model ST8000DM005 View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	6 TB	8 TB
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Surveillance system	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size	256 MB	256 MB
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers	195 MiB/s	220 MiB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	1000000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)	9 W	9 W
Power consumption (standby)	0.6 W	0.6 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)	7.2 W	7.2 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up current	2 A	2 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 70 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter included	No	No
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	101.8 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	705 g	780 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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