Description
Amazing Versatility. Unmatched Dependability
Seagate brings over 20 years of trusted performance and reliability to the Seagate® BarraCuda® 3.5 inch HDDs—now available in capacities up to 4TB.
Key Advantages
Versatile HDDs for all your PC needs bring you industry-leading excellence in personal computing.
For over 20 years the BarraCuda family has delivered super-reliable storage for the hard drive industry.
Capacities up to 4TB for desktops, BarraCuda leads the market with the widest range of storage options available.
Advanced Power modes help save energy without sacrificing performance.1
SATA 6Gb/s interface optimizes burst performance.1
Seagate Secure models provide Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) hardware-based data security and deliver an Instant Secure Erase feature for safe, fast and easy drive retirement. They meet NIST 800-88 media sanitization specification and also support the Trusted Computer Group (TCG) Opal standard.2, 3
Best-Fit Applications
- Desktop or all-in-one PCs
- Home servers
- Entry-level direct-attached storage devices (DAS)
1 Performance may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration and operating system.
2 Seagate Secure models are not available in all countries. May require TCG-compliant host or controller support.
3 Refer to specifications table for further information and feature options
Specifications
| (SATA 6Gb/s) | |
| Capacity | 6TB |
| Standard Model Numbers | ST6000DM003 |
| Seagate Secure Model Numbers | — |
| Bytes per Sector | 4,096 |
| Performance | |
| Interface | SATA 6Gb/s |
| SATA Transfer Rates Supported (Gb/s) | 6.0/3.0/1.5 |
| Max. Sustained Transfer Rate OD (MB/s) | 185MB/s |
| Cache, Multi-segmented (MB) | 256 |
| Rotational Speed (RPM) | 5,400 |
| Reliability/Data Integrity | |
| Load/Unload Cycles | 600,000 |
| Non-recoverable Read Errors per Bits Read, Max | 1 per 10E15 |
| Power-On Hours per Year (24×7) | 2400 |
| Workload Rate Limit (TB/year) | 55 |
| Warranty, Limited (years) | 2 |
| Power Management | |
| Startup Power (A) | 2.0 |
| Operating Mode, Typical (W) | 5.3 |
| Idle Average (W) | 3.4 W |
| WStandby Mode/Sleep Mode, Typical (W) | 0.25/0.25 |
| Voltage Tolerance, Inc. Noise (5V) | ±5% |
| Voltage Tolerance, Inc. Noise (12V) | ±10% |
| Environmental/Temperature | |
| Operating (ambient, min) | 0°C |
| Operating (drive case, max) | 60°C |
| Non-operating (ambient) | -40°C – 70°C |
| Halogen Free | Yes |
| RoHS Compliance | Yes |
| Physical | |
| Height (mm/inm, max) | 26.11 mm/1.028 in |
| Width (mm/in, max) | 101.85 mm/4.01 in |
| Depth (mm/in, max) | 146.99 mm/5.787 in |
| Weight (g/lb, typical) | 610 g/1.345 lb |
| Carton Unit Quantity | 20 |
| Cartons per Pallet/Cartons per Layer | 40/8 |
