Seagate IronWolf 12TB
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (ST12000VN0008) NAS HDD: 3.5-inch SATA, 7200 RPM, 256MB cache, ~210 MB/s CMR helium design for reliable 1–8‑bay NAS mass storage.
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Product overview
Seagate’s IronWolf 12TB (ST12000VN0008) launched on April 17, 2019 as a refresh of the IronWolf NAS HDD family in the Guardian Series. It’s a 3.5-inch SATA 6 Gb/s, helium‑sealed CMR drive with 7200 RPM and 256 MB cache, built for 1–8‑bay NAS with RV sensors, 24×7 operation, and a 180 TB/year workload rating. Datasheet sustained throughput is about 210 MB/s.
Tier: budget (capacity‑first HDD). It exists to deliver dependable, always‑on mass storage for home/SOHO NAS at lower cost than enterprise lines. Well‑suited to large media libraries, backups, and a shared game library; not ideal as an OS drive or for heavy random‑IO workloads. Unique: integrates IronWolf Health Management in supported NAS firmware.
- mass storage
- game library
Product highlights
- IronWolf internal hard drives are the ideal solution for up to 8-bay, multi-user NAS environments craving powerhouse performance
- Store more and work faster with a NAS-optimized hard drive providing ultra-high capacity 12TB and cache of up to 256MB
- Purpose built for NAS enclosures, IronWolf delivers less wear and tear, little to no noise/vibration, no lags or down time, increased file-sharing performance, and much more
- Easily monitor the health of drives using the integrated IronWolf Health Management system and enjoy long-term reliability with 1M hours MTBF
- Five-year limited product warranty protection plan and three year Rescue Data Recovery Services included
Specifications
- Capacity
- 12 TB
- Type
- HDD
- Form factor
- 3.5
- Hardware Interface
- SATA
- Data Transfer Rate
- 600 MB
- Read speed
- 210 MB/s
- Tdp
- 7 W
