Seagate IronWolf Pro CMR Hard Drives: Fastest HD ever?
Seagate IronWolf Pro HD: Seagate is well-known for producing high-performance hard drives. Customers adore purchasing their drives due to their reliable, round-the-clock performance. As previously mentioned, Seagate has introduced the faster and more dependable IronWolf Pro CMR hard drive. So, in this article, I’ll tell the Seagate IronWolf Pro 24TB CMR Hard Drives review and whether this hard drive is faster than other HDs.
Here is the IronWolf Pro Quick Review
Seagate IronWolf Pro Capacity
There are twelve different versions of the IronWolf Pro available, ranging in capacity from 24TB to 22TB to 2TB. Because of their performance and the affordability of 4TB HD, people prefer their hard drives. You can choose any capacity that fits within your budget; however, if you plan to store games or other files, 4TB will suffice. If you are an editor, you should definitely choose 8TB.
Seagate IronWolf Pro Performance
The primary attribute of this hard drive is its incredible performance, which enables users to access data from any location at any time. With this, it has a workload rating of 300 TB per year, an MTBF of 2.5 million hours, and a 5-year limited warranty. Spindle Speed, Interface Access Speed, and Rotational Vibration @ 10-1500 Hz are just a few of its many performance features.
Seagate IronWolf Pro Features
The main features are as follows: it supports an infinite number of drive bays for any size hard drive; it has recording technology; it has a rotating vibration sensor; it has cache (MB) that can hold up to 512 MB for 24TB HD and 22TB HDD; and it has 256 MB for the remaining capacity.
The primary characteristic of Seagate IronWolf Pro 24TB CMR Hard Drives is their 3-year recoverable date feature, which is really awesome because it allows you to recover your data within 3 years even if you lose or erase it.
Seagate IronWolf Pro Power Consumption
When it comes to the HD’s power usage, we can see that it has a 2.0A startup current, 6.3 W of idle power in 24 and 22 TB, 5.7 W in 20 TB, and 5.0 W in 18 and 16 TB, with an average operating power ranging from 6.3 W to 5.0 W depending on the capacity variant.
Here are the Seagate IronWolf Pro Details
| Feature | 24TB (ST24000NT002) | 22TB (ST22000NT001) | 20TB (ST20000NT001) | 18TB (ST18000NT001) | 16TB (ST16000NT001) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 24TB | 22TB | 20TB | 18TB | 16TB |
| Interface | SATA 6Gb/s | SATA 6Gb/s | SATA 6Gb/s | SATA 6Gb/s | SATA 6Gb/s |
| Recording Technology | CMR | CMR | CMR | CMR | CMR |
| Drive Design | Helium | Helium | Helium | Helium | Helium |
| Workload Rate Limit (WRL) | 550 | 550 | 550 | 550 | 550 |
| Cache | 512 MB | 512 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB |
| MTBF (hours) | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 |
| Power Consumption (Idle / Average / Standby) | 6.3W / 7.8W / 1.1W | 6.0W / 7.9W / 1.2W | 5.7W / 7.7W / 1.2W | 5.0W / 7.5W / 1.0W | 5.0W / 7.6W / 1.0W |
| Spindle Speed (RPM) | 7,200 | 7,200 | 7,200 | 7,200 | 7,200 |
| Max Sustained Transfer Rate (MB/s) | 285 | 285 | 285 | 285 | 270 |
| Operating Temperature (°C) | 5-65 | 0-65 | 0-65 | 0-65 | 0-65 |
| Non-Operating Temperature (°C) | -40-70 | -40-70 | -40-70 | -40-70 | -40-70 |
| Height (mm) | 26.11 | 26.11 | 26.11 | 26.11 | 26.11 |
| Width (mm) | 101.85 | 101.85 | 101.85 | 101.85 | 101.85 |
| Depth (mm) | 146.99 | 146.99 | 146.99 | 146.99 | 146.99 |
| Weight (g) | 685 | 690 | 690 | 680 | 670 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |