SEAGATE Barracuda 3.5-inch 8TB SATA 6Gb/s HDD (ST8000DM004)

Description

Overview

The Seagate Barracuda 3.5-inch 8TB (model ST8000DM004) is a high-capacity desktop internal hard drive that connects via SATA 6Gb/s. It offers large single-drive storage for desktops, single-bay DAS and backup use, with a workload rating aimed at consumer desktop scenarios.

Key features

• Capacity: 8TB (formatted as specified by Seagate).
• Interface: SATA 6Gb/s (backwards compatible with 3.0/1.5Gb/s).
• Model number: ST8000DM004 (manufacturer part number).
• Recording technology: SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording).
• Rotational speed: 5400 RPM (energy-efficient spindle speed).
• Cache: 256MB multi-segmented cache buffer.
• Maximum sustained data rate (outer diameter read): approx. 190 MB/s.
• Rated workload: 55 TB/year; limited 2-year warranty per Seagate product documentation.

These specifications come from Seagate’s Barracuda product documentation and datasheets; they reflect the ST8000DM004 consumer/desktop Barracuda configuration.

Technical and operational notes

The drive uses SMR recording and a 5400RPM spindle speed, which helps keep power consumption and acoustics low compared with higher-RPM drives. Typical operating power and idle power are specified by Seagate (operating ~5.3W, idle ~3.4W) and the drive has a specified startup current of around 2.0A on the 12V rail. These figures are taken from Seagate’s official datasheets.

Who this suits

The Barracuda ST8000DM004 is suited to users who need large, single-drive capacity for desktop PCs, external single-disk enclosures (DAS) or for mass-media and backup storage. Because the drive uses SMR and has a consumer-rated workload limit, it is less well-suited to heavy multi-user NAS, high-frequency random-write server use or write-intensive RAID arrays without verifying suitability for your specific workload.

What’s in the box

• Seagate Barracuda 3.5-inch 8TB internal HDD (ST8000DM004).
• Standard manufacturer packaging and documentation (where supplied by vendor).

For full technical details, operating conditions and environmental limits consult Seagate’s official Barracuda 3.5-inch datasheets and product manual.