Seagate Internal Hard Disk 8TB SATA (PC)

General Specs

• Model: Seagate Barracuda 8TB (ST8000DM004 or Pro variant ST8000DM005)

• Capacity: 8 Terabytes

• Form Factor: 3.5-inch desktop hard drive

• Interface: SATA III 6 Gb/s (compatible with SATA II and I)

• Rotational Speed:

  • ST8000DM004: 5,400 RPM

  • ST8000DM005 (Pro): 7,200 RPM

• Cache: 256 MB

• Sustained Data Transfer Rate:

  • Up to ~190 MB/s (standard)

  • Up to ~220 MB/s (Pro)

• Sector Size: 4K native (4096 bytes per sector)

Reliability & Endurance

• Load/Unload Cycles: 300,000

• MTBF: Not officially stated for Barracuda Compute, ~1 million hours for Pro

• Non-recoverable Read Errors: 1 per 10¹⁴ bits (Compute) / 1 per 10¹⁵ bits (Pro)

• Workload Rate Limit:

  • 55 TB/year (standard model)

  • 300 TB/year (Pro model)

Power & Environmental

• Startup Current: ~2A on 12V

• Power Usage:

  • Active: ~5.3W (standard), ~9W (Pro)

  • Idle: ~3.4W (standard), ~7.2W (Pro)

  • Standby: ~0.25–0.6W

• Operating Temperature: 0°C to 60°C

• Non-operating Temperature: –40°C to 70°C

• Shock Tolerance (operating): Up to 80G for 2ms