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Seagate Exos 7E10 vs WD Red Pro 8TB

There's nothing clear-cut between them on paper, so buy whichever's cheaper on the day.

Compared on 10 specs from the makers' datasheets, and a group only gets a winner when the gap between the two is clear-cut.

Side by side

SpecSeagate Exos 7E10WD Red Pro
Reliability Backblaze doesn't run either
Backblaze failure rateLifetime, 95% interval in brackets No data No data
Warranty and workload Level
Warranty 5 years 5 years
Workload ratingReads and writes a year 550 TB/yr 550 TB/yr
Where it fits Level
Line Data-centre NAS Pro
Rated NAS bays Not stated Any number
Recording CMR CMR
Noise and speed Level
Spindle speedFaster reads quicker, slower is quieter 7,200 rpm 7,200 rpm
Noise on the datasheetIdle / seeking, the maker's figure 28 / 32 dB Not published
Power Only Seagate publishes it
Power at idleMaker's average 7.06 W Not published
Power in useMaker's average 11.03 W Not published

The Backblaze figures are lifetime annualised failure rates (Source: Backblaze), and we only call reliability when the two 95% intervals don't overlap.