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

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

The drive features Seagate Secure technology, providing 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: ST16000NM002H
• Interface: SATA 6Gb/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): 6.3W
• 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

Explore Other Options
The primary differences between this Seagate Exos X24 16TB model and the ST16000NM007H and the ST16000NM001H lie in their security features and interface types. This model, ST16000NM002H, supports an unlimited number of drive bays with a SATA interface, making it suitable for general-purpose enterprise storage. In contrast, the ST16000NM007H uses a SAS interface for higher data transfer speeds and more robust enterprise performance, while the ST16000NM001H features Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) capabilities with a SATA interface. All models share the same high reliability, performance features, and comprehensive data protection services.