Verdict

These are closely matched NAS drives of the same capacity - decide on price and warranty. Check the live $/TB above.

ST16000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 16TB · NAS-Pro
€710 (€44.37/TB)
WD161KRYZ
WD Gold · 16TB · Enterprise
No ES price yet

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST16000NT001 $36.73
WD161KRYZ $59.22
Capacity
ST16000NT001 16 TB
WD161KRYZ 16 TB
Noise (idle)
ST16000NT001 28 dB
WD161KRYZ 20 dB

Price history

ES · cheapest per day

ST16000NT001 €710 WD161KRYZ €1,126
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ST16000NT001 WD161KRYZ
Capacity 16 TB 16 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS-Pro Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 512 MB
Noise (idle) 28 dB 20 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $36.73 $59.22
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Highlighted cells mark the stronger spec for a NAS build. Failure rates from Backblaze Drive Stats where available; $/TB uses the cheapest live price. Buy links are Amazon affiliate.

ST16000NT001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 300 TB/yr rated · 1,200,000h MTBF

WD161KRYZ

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 550 TB/yr rated · 2,500,000h MTBF