Seagate 3.5",16TB, 7.2KRPM, SAS3 12Gb/s, Cache 256MB, 512e/4Kn - ST16000NM004J

Characteristics

Moving part drives are generally slower than SSDs, but they reach large capacities and have a better price per GB ratio. Server drives are more reliable than desktop drives and have higher MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) values.

Interface

When choosing a hard drive, you need to consider SATA, SAS, or NVMe drives. SATA and SAS drives are designed for both hard drives and SSDs and differ in theoretical transfer speed. NVMe drives are flash-only and as such achieve the highest read and write performance and also feature very low latency.

Speed and capacity

A key parameter for hard drives is the platter rotation speed, which for hard drives ranges between 5400 rpm - 15000 rpm. Which directly affects the speed of the drive and of course its price. Nowadays, solid state drives are increasingly being replaced by SSD solutions. SSDs are many times faster, and their price is starting to approach that of traditional hard drives. They also have a much lower access time, and there is no wear and tear on the flash memory during reading. The latest standard is NVMe, which further enhances the quality of flash memory drives and is gradually being adopted by more and more hard drive manufacturers.

Product Specifications

Capacity: 16TB
Format: 3.5"
Speed: 7200rpm
Interface: 12Gb/s SAS3
Cache: 256MB
Sectors: 512e/4Kn