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
€669 (€41.81/TB)
WD161KFGX
WD Red Pro · 16TB · NAS-Pro
€766 (€47.87/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST16000NT001 $33.75
WD161KFGX $43.12
Capacity
ST16000NT001 16 TB
WD161KFGX 16 TB
Noise (idle)
ST16000NT001 28 dB
WD161KFGX 20 dB

Price history · IT, cheapest per day

ST16000NT001 €669 WD161KFGX €766
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ST16000NT001 WD161KFGX
Capacity 16 TB 16 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS-Pro NAS-Pro
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 $33.75 $43.12
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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

WD161KFGX

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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