ST8000AS0002 Technical Specifications
Seagate Archive 8TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gbps 128MB Cache (512e) 3.5-inch Internal Hard Drive
Brand/Series: Seagate Archive HDD (v2) Series
Form Factor: 3.5-inch Desktop/Enterprise
Capacity: 8TB
Device Type: Internal Hard Drive (HDD)
Interface: SATA III 6Gbps
Performance: 5900 RPM spindle speed, 128MB Cache
Throughput: 150 MB/s average read/write (Up to 190 MB/s max sustained)
Recording Technology: Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR), Drive-Managed
Sector Format: Advanced Format 512e (4Kn physical sectors emulating 512-byte logical sectors)
Reliability: 180TB/year workload rating, 800K hours MTBF, 24×7 power-on hours operational profile
Best For: Low-cost data center cold storage, big data archiving, object storage, and structured secondary backups where data is written sequentially and rarely modified.





