Seagate Ironwolf vs WD Red - hard drives compared

If you are looking for a good hard drive for your NAS system, you cannot avoid the Seagate and WD hard drives. In this article we compare the Seagate Ironwolf and the WD Red.

Storage capacity and cache at the WD Red and Seagate Ironwolf

A large storage is a big advantage with NAS hard drives, but it is also reflected in the price.

• With the Ironwolf, Seagate offers 1TB to 14TB storage capacity. The hard drives with 1TB to 4TB have a cache of 64MB, the hard drives with 6TB to 14TB memory have a cache of 256MB.
• The WD Red is available with a memory from 1TB to 10TB. The hard drives with a capacity of 1TB to 6TB have a cache of 64MB, the hard drive with 8TB memory offers 128MB for the cache. With a cache of 256GB, hard disks with a capacity of 2TB, 6TB, 8TB and 10TB are available.

Comparison of Seagate and WD prices

An important aspect for the purchase is the price, which we are now comparing.

• For a WD Red hard drive, you currently pay between 56 euros and 379 euros, depending on the capacity and cache.
• A Seagate Ironwolf costs between 54 euros and 487 euros, depending on the storage capacity.

Other features of the Seagate Ironwolf and WD Red

• The WD Red and the Seagate Ironwolf are designed for NAS systems with 1 to 8 bays.
• Both hard drives have the same interface, namely a SATA connection with 6 GB / s.
• The spindle speed on all WD Red models is 5400 rpm, while the Seagate Ironwolf with a capacity of 6TB to 14TB has a speed of 7200 rpm.

In the next article we explain the term "NAS".