Designed for use in 1-8 bay NAS environments within home, SOHO, and SMB environments, the 12TB IronWolf 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD (CMR) from Seagate is built to withstand 24x7 operations, or 8760 hours per year. This 12TB drive has been equipped with a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, a rotational speed of 7200 rpm, a 3.5" form factor, and a 256MB cache, providing users with an ample storage capacity and data transfer speeds of up to 210 MB/s. This IronWolf hard drive also has an MTBF rating of 1 million hours, 600,000 load/unload cycles, 1 in 10¹⁵ non-recoverable read errors per bits read, and a workload rate of up to 180TB per year.

12TB Storage Capacity    3.5" Form Factor    SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface    256MB Cache    7200 rpm    Up to 210 MB/s Data Transfer Rate    1 Million Hours MTBF    Workload Rate: 180TB per Year    8760 Power-On Hours per Year    600,000 Load/Unload Cycles

AgileArray is built for dual-plane balancing and RAID optimization in multi-bay environments with advanced power management

IronWolf Health Management focuses on prevention, intervention, and recovery

Improved performance means reduced lag times or downtime for users during high traffic time for the NAS

IronWolf comes standard with RV sensors to maintain high performance in multi-bay NAS enclosures

IronWolf provides a workload rate of 180TB per year, which means that multiple users can upload and download data to the NAS server, knowning that IronWolf can handle the workload, whether you are a creative professional or small business

Access data on your NAS virtually any time, whether remotely or on site

IronWolf provides 256MB of cache memory, allowing your NAS to serve data faster

This represents an improved total cost of ownership (TCO) over desktop drives with reduced maintenance costs

Access your data on your NAS at virtually any time, whether remotely or on site

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Will this drive work in my HP Z6G4 Workstation, Seagate 10TB IronWolf 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD (CMR, Retail ?

A: Yes, the Seagate 10TB IronWolf 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD (CMR, Retail) BH #SEST10000VN8 is compatible with the HP Z6 G4.

Q: 2. Difference between the ST6000VN001 and the ST6000VNA01? Having difficulty finding the __A01 on the Seagate site.

A: ST6000VNA01 is the IronWolf Pro 7200 rpm model while the ST6000VN001 is the IronWold 5400 rpm model.

Q: 3. does it need separate power or will it work with a SATA to USB cable? I have a SATA cable for my internal SSDs I use for video and doesn't require external power.

A: An external power source or enclosure will be required to use this drive with a USB port, because a USB port will not be able to provide enough power to run the drive.

Q: 4. Is this compatible with Synology DS923+?

A: The Seagate 12TB IronWolf 3.5" Internal NAS Drive (4-Pack) BH #SEST12000V84 (B&H Kit) is compatible with the DS923+.

Q: 5. Is the 4TB internal HD compatible with a 2012-mid year Mac Pro?

A: Yes, this drive would work with your Mac.

Q: 6. Will these work with a Drobo 5c?

A: Yes, this will work for a Drobo 5C

Q: 7. What is the maximum temperature these drives can safely operate at for extended timeframes?

A: The Seagate 8TB IronWolf 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD (OEM), B&H # SEST8000VN4, is designed with an operating temperature of 32°F to 149°F (0°C ambient to 65°C drive reported). The maximum allowable drive reported temperature is 149°F (65°C). It is not recommended to operate at sustained temperatures above 60°C, higher temperatures can affect drive health.

Q: 8. hi. it's ok for a synology ds215j? thanks.

A: This drive is not listed as a compatible drive with the Synology ds215j

Q: 9. What is the meaning of "(retail)" at the description of this ST12000VNA008 drive and the difference with the ST12000VNA007?

A: Retail only refers the the packaging of the unit. The underlying drive is the same for both models. The lack of retail packaging is what can save some of the cost of the drive.

Q: 10. Is this really 7,200 RPM? I have seen several buyers (on another site) stating that it is 5,400 RPM.

A: This version is 7200 RPM. Seagate makes similar drives which work at 5900 RPM but this one is definitely a 7200 RPM model.