Seagate Exos 7E10 8T 7.2K 3.5 SAS 12Gb/s

Product Overview

The Seagate Exos 7E10 ST8000NM018B is an enterprise-class 3.5-inch hard drive engineered for demanding 24/7 bulk data infrastructure. Built on field-proven Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) technology, it features a high-speed SAS 12Gb/s dual-port interface, Fast Format capability (512e/4Kn), and enterprise-grade reliability ratings.

Technical Specifications Summary

Feature / Parameter	Technical Specification
Model Number	ST8000NM018B
Product Line	Seagate Exos 7E10
Capacity	8 TB
Form Factor	3.5-inch (LFF)
Interface	SAS 12Gb/s (Dual Port, backward compatible with SAS 6Gb/s)
Spindle Speed	7,200 RPM
Cache (Buffer)	256 MB
Sector Format	512e / 4Kn (Fast Format selectable)
Recording Technology	Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR)

Detailed Performance & Reliability

Performance

• Max Sustained Transfer Rate: Up to 255 MB/s (internal data rate)

• External Transfer Rate: 1.2 GB/s (12Gbps SAS)

• Average Latency: 4.16 ms

Reliability & Data Integrity

• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): 2,000,000 hours

• Non-Recoverable Read Errors: 1 sector per $10^{15}$ bits read

• Workload Rating: 550 TB/year (10× desktop drive rating)

• 24×7 Availability: Supported

• Limited Warranty: 5 Years

Power Consumption & Environmental Parameters

Power

• Idle Average: 7.24 W

• Operating (Random Read): 11.34 W

• Power Management: PowerChoice™ and PowerBalance™ technology

Temperature & Environmental

• Operating Temperature Range: 5°C to 60°C

• Operating Shock: 40 G @ 2 ms

• Non-Operating Shock: 150 G @ 1 ms

• Non-Operating Vibration: 5 G @ 10 Hz to 500 Hz

Physical Dimensions

• Height: 26.11 mm (1.028 in)

• Width: 101.85 mm (4.01 in)

• Depth: 147.00 mm (5.787 in)

• Weight: 716 g (1.579 lbs)