End of life - no longer sold new.

Specifications

Capacity
12 TB
Technology
CMR
Class
Enterprise
RPM
7200
Cache
256 MB
Noise (idle / seek)
-
Fill
Helium
Interface
SATA
Form factor
3.5"
Data confidence
High

Is ST12000NM000J SMR or CMR? →

Reliability

Annualized failure rate 0.41%
Sample size1,087 drives
Drive-days444,469

Source: Backblaze thru Q1 2026. All rankings →

Warranty5 years
Rated workload550 TB/yr
MTBF2,500,000 hrs

Enterprise nearline drive for datacenter-scale 24/7 workloads.

Manufacturer-rated specs (Manufacturer spec), not observed failure data.

Price history

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