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Silver 3.5-inch bare hard drive with exposed circuit board and label showing 14TB capacity

Seagate

Seagate Exos X16 ST14000NM005G 14TB 7.2K RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 512e CMR 3.5in internal hard drive

SKU CH-3CFS-QFX4H

A 14 TB enterprise hard drive with a 7,200 RPM spindle, 256 MB cache, SATA 6.0 Gb/s interface and helium-sealed design for low power and high reliability

  • PackagingBare Drive
  • InterfaceSATA 6.0Gb/s
  • Capacity14TB
  • RPM7200 RPM
  • Cache256MB
  • UsageFor Enterprise Storage
  • 14TB capacity fits massive datasets in a single 3.5-inch bay
  • 7200 RPM spindle speed delivers sustained throughput for heavy workloads
  • 256MB cache buffers bursts to keep latency low
  • Helium-sealed design reduces power draw and weight per terabyte
  • 25000000-hour MTBF rating backs long-term reliability in enterprise arrays

Seagate Exos X16 14TB enterprise hard drive

The Seagate Exos X16 ST14000NM005G is a 14TB 3.5-inch internal hard drive built for enterprise storage workloads. It spins at 7200 RPM with a SATA 6.0Gb/s interface and a 256MB cache. A helium-sealed design and PowerBalance technology optimise watts per terabyte for large-scale deployments. The drive carries a 25000000-hour MTBF rating.

Suited for NAS arrays.

This drive fits Network Attached Storage systems, hyperscale cloud environments, distributed file systems such as Hadoop and Ceph, and enterprise backup or restore architectures. Builders needing a 2.5-inch form factor, a different interface, or capacities below 14TB should look elsewhere. The bare-drive packaging assumes the installer can provide mounting hardware and cables.

SATA 6.0Gb/s interface with 512e CMR recording

The single specification that decides compatibility is the SATA 6.0Gb/s interface combined with 512e conventional magnetic recording. The host system must support this interface and sector format for the drive to function correctly. An included SATA power adapter helps ensure compatibility with a wide variety of legacy systems.

Highlights

  • 14TB capacity fits massive datasets in a single 3.5-inch bay
  • 7200 RPM spindle speed delivers sustained throughput for heavy workloads
  • 256MB cache buffers bursts to keep latency low
  • Helium-sealed design reduces power draw and weight per terabyte
  • 25000000-hour MTBF rating backs long-term reliability in enterprise arrays

Specifications

BrandSeagate
SeriesExos X16
ModelST14000NM005G
PackagingBare Drive
InterfaceSATA 6.0Gb/s
Capacity14TB
RPM7200 RPM
Cache256MB
UsageFor Enterprise Storage
Form Factor3.5"
Height (maximum)25.4mm
Width (maximum)101.6mm
Length (maximum)147.32mm

Questions about this item

Will the helium seal on the 14TB 3.5-inch drive need replacement during its service life?

The helium-sealed design is permanent and requires no maintenance or seal replacement over the rated 25000000-hour MTBF.

What limits the 7200 RPM drive first during sustained heavy writes — cache or thermal throttling?

The 256MB cache absorbs bursts, but continuous throughput is ultimately capped by the SATA 6.0Gb/s interface and the physical media transfer rate.

How much heat and noise does the 14TB helium drive produce when running all day in a NAS?

Helium reduces drag and power draw, so the drive runs cooler and quieter than air-filled equivalents at the same 7200 RPM spindle speed.

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