Seagate Enterprise 10TB 2.5" 7200RPM SAS 12.0 GB/s HDD

Overview

The Seagate ST10000NM0206 is a 2.5-inch enterprise hard drive designed to deliver 10TB of storage capacity with a 7200 RPM spindle speed and a sustained transfer rate of up to 254 MB/s. It is built to provide reliable, high-density storage for servers and storage arrays that require consistent throughput and responsiveness for demanding workloads such as virtual machines, media streaming, and data analytics.

Its forged aluminum enclosure filled with helium reduces internal turbulence and vibration, while integrated environmental sensors monitor temperature and vibration to ensure stable operation in mission-critical environments. With a mean time between failures (MTBF) of 2.5 million hours, this drive is engineered for continuous use in data centers and enterprise applications.

Key features

• Large 10TB capacity in a compact 2.5-inch form factor to maximize storage density in server racks and arrays
• 12.0 Gb/s SAS interface for fast and reliable connectivity with modern RAID controllers and backplanes
• 7200 RPM rotation speed combined with advanced caching logic to accelerate random write operations and maintain smooth performance under mixed workloads
• Helium-filled forged aluminum housing that reduces vibration and internal turbulence, enhancing drive longevity and stability
• On-board environmental sensors that provide real-time monitoring of temperature and vibration to help maintain optimal operating conditions
• Energy-efficient design that lowers power consumption per input/output operation, helping data centers manage energy costs
• Designed to handle frequent small writes and online transaction processing with predictable access times thanks to a 4.16 ms average latency

Key specs

• Capacity: 10 TB
• Form factor: 2.5 inch
• Rotation speed: 7200 RPM
• Interface: SAS 12.0 Gb/s
• Sustained transfer rate: up to 254 MB/s
• Average latency: 4.16 ms
• Mean time between failures (MTBF): 2.5 million hours
• Housing: forged aluminum sealed with helium

Connectivity and compatibility

This hard drive uses a 12.0 Gb/s SAS interface, making it compatible with a wide range of enterprise-grade RAID controllers, backplanes, and high-density JBOD enclosures. It fits seamlessly into 2U servers, cloud archive tiers, and content delivery nodes, providing scalable capacity and consistent performance for various enterprise storage needs.

Performance and reliability

The combination of a 7200 RPM spindle speed and advanced caching technology ensures that the drive handles both large sequential transfers and frequent small random writes efficiently. Its helium-filled enclosure and environmental sensors contribute to long-term reliability by minimizing vibration and monitoring operating conditions, which is critical for maintaining uptime in mission-critical environments.

Ideal uses and environments

This drive is well suited to data centers and enterprise environments that require dense storage with steady throughput and low latency. It supports workloads such as virtual machine hosting, rich media streaming, analytics, online transaction processing, and log collection. Its energy-efficient design also makes it a practical choice for organizations looking to balance performance with power consumption.