- 16TB storage space
- 7,200 revolutions per minute
- 256MB cache
- 2,500,000 hours MTBF
The Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 TB NAS HDD in detail
If you are looking for a reliable drive with plenty of storage space, you will find it with the IronWolf Pro. Seagate has developed these hard drives specifically for use in NAS systems. The drives in this product family are designed for continuous operation and multiple accesses. Thanks to vibration detection, the IronWolf Pro can be installed with multiple drives in one case.
Seagate IronWolf Pro: Fast 16TB NAS drive
The IronWolf Pro ST16000NE000 is a 3.5-inch hard drive with 16 terabytes (16,000 GB) of storage volume. Seagate designed this hard drive series to be durable and for continuous use in NAS systems and home servers. The Seagate IronWolf Pro offers a high workload rate of 550TB per year.
The drive has the SATA 6G interface and is equipped with a 256 MB cache. The platters rotate at 7,200 revolutions per minute. This means the drive offers high speed. The data throughput of this hard drive is 270 MB/s. Optimized power profiles enable low power consumption for continuous operation NAS applications and power consumption is low at an average of 7.6 watts.
Special features and functions
The IronWolf Pro series NAS hard drives feature Seagate's "AgileArray" technology. This offers improved disk balance, RAID optimization and reduced power consumption. Advanced troubleshooting control ensures hard drive compliance with NAS system requirements and enables better data integrity.
Vibrations increase, especially when using multiple hard drives in one housing. The Seagate IronWolf Pro has RV sensors to detect rotational vibrations. These ensure that vibrations are measured and reduced. In this way, the reliability of the NAS hard drive is improved.
Note: Please note that at 26.11mm, this hard drive model is slightly taller than most other 3.5-inch HDDs. If necessary, measure whether the hard drive can fit into your PC, your NAS or your external hard drive enclosure.
Technical details:
- Dimensions: 101.85 x 26.11 x 146.99 mm (W x H x D)
- Format: 3.5 inches
- Weight: approx. 670g
- Capacity: 16TB
- Speed: 7,200 rpm
- Cache: 256MB
- Maximum sustained data transfer rate: 270 MB/s
- Connection: SATA 6G
- Power consumption (idle / running): 5 / 7.6 W
- Starting current: max. 2.0 A
- Shock resistance (in operation): 50 G for 2 ms
- Operating temperature: 5 - 60°C
- Life expectancy: 2.5 million hours (MTBF)