Seagate Exos X24 3.5", 16TB, 7200 RPM, 512MB, 550 WRL, SED, SAS - hard drive

The Seagate Exos X24 16TB hard drive offers robust storage capacity and performance for enterprise and hyperscale data center environments. This helium-sealed drive is designed for efficiency and durability, providing low power consumption and enhanced reliability. The Exos X24 16TB is ideal for big data applications, cloud storage, and distributed file systems like Hadoop and Ceph. It ensures consistent performance with advanced caching, rotational vibration sensors, and digital environmental sensors to monitor internal conditions.

This model features Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) technology for robust data protection and secure drive retirement. With a mean time between failures (MTBF) of 2.5 million hours and a 5-year limited warranty, the Exos X24 16TB is built to handle the demands of modern data centers.

Key Specifications

• Capacity: 16TB
• Standard Model Number: ST16000NM005H
• Interface: SAS 12Gb/s
• Drive Bays Supported: Unlimited
• Recording Technology: CMR
• Drive Design: Helium
• Workload Rate Limit (WRL): 550TB/year
• Rotational Vibration (RV) Sensors: Yes
• Cache: 512MB
• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): 2,500,000 hours
• Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read: 1 per 10E15
• Power-On Hours (per year): 8760
• Sector Size: 512e/4Kn
• Limited Warranty: 5 years
• Spindle Speed (RPM): 7200
• Max. Sustained Transfer Rate: 285MB/s
• Power Consumption (Average Operating Power): 6.5W
• Environmental (Operating Temperature): 5°C to 60°C
• Acoustics (Idle/Seek): 28dBA / 30dBA
• Physical Dimensions: 26.1mm height, 101.85mm width, 147mm depth
• Weight: 685g

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The primary differences between this Seagate Exos X24 16TB model and the ST16000NM002H and the ST16000NM007H lie in their interface types and security features. This model, ST16000NM005H, uses a SAS interface and includes Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) capabilities for enhanced data security. In contrast, the ST16000NM002H uses a SATA interface, making it suitable for general-purpose enterprise storage, while the ST16000NM007H uses a SAS interface but does not include SED capabilities. All models share the same high reliability, performance features, and comprehensive data protection services.