Seagate IronWolf 6TB NAS

Brand: Seagate
Model: IronWolf 6TB NAS

$494–$546estimated range · from catalog price Sep 3, 2026

Seagate IronWolf 6TB (ST6000VN001) NAS HDD: 3.5" SATA CMR, 5400 rpm, 256MB cache—ideal for mass storage and game libraries in 1–8-bay NAS.

Storage performance rankTop 63% of storage drives

TierBudget?

Released2019

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Capacity6 TB

TypeHDD

InterfaceSATA

Read speed210 MB/s

Form factor3.5

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Product overview

Released in July 2019, the IronWolf 6TB NAS (ST6000VN001) is part of Seagate’s IronWolf NAS HDD family. It’s a 3.5-inch SATA 6 Gb/s drive that uses conventional magnetic recording (CMR) with a 256MB cache and a 5400‑rpm spindle; Seagate documents sustained transfers around the 190 MB/s mark.

Positioned in the budget tier for storage, it exists to provide dependable, cost‑effective capacity for 24/7 use in home/SOHO NAS. With support for 1–8‑bay enclosures, rotational‑vibration sensors, and a 180 TB/yr workload rating, it’s best used as mass storage or a game library in RAIDed NAS boxes rather than as a performance scratch disk.

Best for

mass storage
game library

Official product specifications

Specifications

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Capacity6 TB