Seagate IronWolf 4TB
4TB
Model ST4000VN006
- rpm
- 5,400
- MB cache
- 256
- TB/yr
- 180
- yr warranty
- 3
IronWolf range, also in 8 TB, 12 TB
Who the IronWolf 4 TB is for
It's a good match for a 2- or 4-bay box that sits somewhere you can hear it. Drives at 5,400 rpm run quieter and cooler than the 7,200 rpm lot, and they're still quick enough for gigabit. CMR, thankfully. SMR and parity rebuilds don't get on.
Watch out for
If there's any chance you'll move to a bigger box later, a pro line saves buying drives twice. The trade-off is three years' warranty and a 180 TB a year workload rating, which is fine for a media library that mostly sits there and tight if you shift terabytes around every week (scrubs and rebuilds count towards it too).
No Backblaze failure rate for this one, as they don't run it in big enough numbers. A 4-bay box full of these gives 12 TB after one drive's worth of parity.
Specifications
Each value links to the Seagate page or datasheet it came from, and "Not published" means the maker doesn't list it there.
| Capacity | 4 TB | source for Capacity (seagate.com, opens in new tab) |
|---|---|---|
| Spindle speed | 5,400 rpm | source for Spindle speed (seagate.com, opens in new tab) |
| Recording technology | CMR | source for Recording technology (seagate.com, opens in new tab) |
| Cache | 256 MB | source for Cache (seagate.com, opens in new tab) |
| Interface | SATA 6Gb/s | source for Interface (seagate.com, opens in new tab) |
| Form factor | 3.5in | source for Form factor (seagate.com, opens in new tab) |
| Workload rating | 180 TB/yr | source for Workload rating (seagate.com, opens in new tab) |
| MTBF / MTTF | 1,000,000 hours | source for MTBF / MTTF (seagate.com, opens in new tab) |
| Rated for NAS bays (max) | 8 bays | source for Rated for NAS bays (max) (seagate.com, opens in new tab) |
| Warranty | 3 years | source for Warranty (seagate.com, opens in new tab) |
Sources: seagate.com
Failure rate
There's no Backblaze figure for this one. We only publish a rate with at least 60 drives and 50 drive-years behind it, because below that the error bars are too wide to tell you anything. The reliability page has every model that clears the bar.
Seagate IronWolf 4TBST4000VN006