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WD Gold vs Seagate IronWolf Pro

WD Gold (16 TB, 3.5")
EUR934,38

WD Gold

16 TB, 3.5"

Seagate IronWolf Pro (8 TB, 3.5")
EUR399,–

Seagate IronWolf Pro

8 TB, 3.5"

WD Gold (16 TB, 3.5")
EUR934,38 EUR58,39/1TB

WD Gold

16 TB, 3.5"

Delivered between Thu, 22.10. and Mon, 26.10.
Seagate IronWolf Pro (8 TB, 3.5")
EUR399,– EUR49,87/1TB

Seagate IronWolf Pro

8 TB, 3.5"

Delivered between Fri, 23.10. and Sat, 24.10.

Scope of application
Scope of application
Enterprise
Scope of application
Scope of application
NAS
Storage capacity
Storage capacity
16 TB
Storage capacity
Storage capacity
8 TB
Cache
Cache
512 MB
Cache
Cache
256 MB
Sustained Speed HDD
Sustained Speed HDD
262 MB/s
Sustained Speed HDD
Sustained Speed HDD
255 MB/s

Overall rating
Overall rating
unknown
Overall rating
Overall rating
Very good (100/100) in 1 test

Description
Description
Your data is worth its weight in gold

With the complete portfolio of WD Gold™ HDDs ranging from 1 TB 
Description
Description
Seagate understands your unique data storage challenges and has developed the IronWolf Pro NAS hard drives 

Item number
Item number
13424026
Item number
Item number
21950872
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
WD
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Seagate
Category
Category
Hard drives
Category
Category
Hard drives
Statutory warranty score
Statutory warranty score
1,6 %
Statutory warranty score
Statutory warranty score
2 %
Statutory warranty case duration
Statutory warranty case duration
2 days
Statutory warranty case duration
Statutory warranty case duration
2 days
Return rate
Return rate
2,3 %
Return rate
Return rate
2,8 %
Manufacturer No.
Manufacturer No.
WD161KRYZ
Manufacturer No.
Manufacturer No.
ST8000NT001
Release date
Release date
25.5.2020
Release date
Release date
9.8.2022
Sales rank in Category Hard drives
Sales rank in Category Hard drives
unknown
Sales rank in Category Hard drives
Sales rank in Category Hard drives
21 of 2092
External links
External links
unknown
External links
External links
Manufacturer's site (de)

Scope of application
Scope of application
Enterprise
Scope of application
Scope of application
NAS
Interface
Interface
SATA
Interface
Interface
SATA
Interface version
Interface version
SATA III
Interface version
Interface version
SATA III
Form factor
Form factor
3.5"
Form factor
Form factor
3.5"
Storage capacity
Storage capacity
16 TB
Storage capacity
Storage capacity
8 TB
Cache
Cache
512 MB
Cache
Cache
256 MB
Sustained Speed HDD
Sustained Speed HDD
262 MB/s
Sustained Speed HDD
Sustained Speed HDD
255 MB/s
Max. Speed
Max. Speed
7200 RPM
Max. Speed
Max. Speed
7200 RPM
Storage Technology
Storage Technology
CMR
Storage Technology
Storage Technology
CMR
Hard disk filling
Hard disk filling
Helium
Hard disk filling
Hard disk filling
Air
Max. Workload Rate
Max. Workload Rate
550 TB/J
Max. Workload Rate
Max. Workload Rate
550 TB/J
MTBF
MTBF
2500000 h
MTBF
MTBF
2000000 h
Hard disk additional functions
Hard disk additional functions
Hot plugging, Hot swapping
Hard disk additional functions
Hard disk additional functions
unknown

Maximum operating temperature
Maximum operating temperature
60 °C
Maximum operating temperature
Maximum operating temperature
65 °C

Max. noise level
Max. noise level
36 dB
Max. noise level
Max. noise level
28 dB

Power consumption
Power consumption
6.50 W
Power consumption
Power consumption
10.10 W
Power consumption (standby)
Power consumption (standby)
5.60 W
Power consumption (standby)
Power consumption (standby)
unknown

Country of origin
Country of origin
Thailand
Country of origin
Country of origin
China

Manufacturer commitment
Manufacturer commitment
SBTi
Manufacturer commitment
Manufacturer commitment
SBTi

Scope of delivery
Scope of delivery
1 piece(s)
Scope of delivery
Scope of delivery
3 years Seagate Rescue data recovery

Length
Length
14.70 cm
Length
Length
14.70 cm
Width
Width
10.16 cm
Width
Width
10.19 cm
Height
Height
2.61 cm
Height
Height
2.61 cm
Weight
Weight
690 g
Weight
Weight
720 g

Product Safety
Product Safety
Product Safety
Product Safety

Length
Length
20.50 cm
Length
Length
20.70 cm
Width
Width
15 cm
Width
Width
15.80 cm
Height
Height
8 cm
Height
Height
7.60 cm
Weight
Weight
730 g
Weight
Weight
782 g

Statutory warranty
Statutory warranty
24 Months statutory warranty
Statutory warranty
Statutory warranty
24 Months statutory warranty

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