The BarraCuda Pro is a creative professional’s and tech enthusiast’s dream. Equipped with 7,200 RPM makes the BarraCuda Pro the fastest 12 TB desktop drive available. Large cache size pushes your PC to new performance heights so you can load applications and files even faster. Plus the BarraCuda Pro is backed by a best-in-class, 5-year limited warranty for your peace of mind.
Coupled with Intel® Optane™ memory, a revolutionary class of non-volatile memory, BarraCuda hard drives deliver it all.
1 Testing conducted by Seagate using SYSmark® 2014 SE. Results have been rounded for display purposes and may vary based on different system hardware, software and configuration.
BarraCuda leads the industry with the highest capacities for desktops and mobile computers. With drives available up to 12 TB, the BarraCuda portfolio is a great option for upgrades at any price point. The uncompromising BarraCuda Pro marries industry-leading storage capacity with 7,200-RPM spin speeds for snappy performance and load times when gaming or performing heavy workloads. BarraCuda Pro also comes equipped with a 5-year limited warranty.
Experience the highest capacity, and the thinnest 2.5-inch hard drive you’ve ever seen. Choose from 500 GB to 2 TB of massive storage for all of your application and data needs along with a slim 7 mm form factor drive that makes system upgrades very easy.
You also have the option of a 2.5-inch, 15 mm form factor drive — in 3 TB, 4 TB and 5 TB capacities — which provides amazing storage for your important and critical work files, as well as those you personally treasure the most. This drive is an excellent solution for taking your external hard drive to the next level or bumping up the storage on your all-in-one or slim PC.
Rock-solid reliability built on over 20 years of BarraCuda innovation. Versatile mix of capacity and price point options to fit any budget. Multi-Tier Caching Technology™ for excellent hard drive performance.
All hard drives in the BarraCuda family come equipped with Multi-Tier Caching Technology (MTC). MTC takes your PC to new performance levels, so you can load applications and files faster than ever before. By applying intelligent layers of NAND Flash, DRAM and media cache technologies, BarraCuda delivers improved read and write performance by optimising data flow.
Your data matters. And you rely on it. Rescue Data Recovery Plans provide peace of mind for creative pros and performance PC users alike, and now they come standard on BarraCuda Pro. Whether there is a hard drive mechanical issue or something accidently happened to your drive, Seagate has got you covered. A Rescue Data Recovery Plan gives you access to experienced data recovery experts who deliver a 95% customer satisfaction rating. Purchase a BarraCuda Pro drive and you are covered for 2 years — that’s 2 years you don’t ever have to worry about the data on your hard drive.1
1. Rescue Data Recovery Plans may require registration.
The BarraCuda family of reliable hard drives is here to stay, for years to come.
Experience — For more than 20 years, Seagate has manufactured and delivered the super-reliable BarraCuda family of drives BarraCuda — Seagate's drive-reliability data simply speaks for itself, and the BarraCuda family is often recognised by leading publications and customers. Worry less with a hard drive that has your back — BarraCuda Pro comes equipped with a 5-year limited warranty.
Specifications | 4 TB |
Standard Model Numbers | ST4000DM004 |
Seagate Secure ® Model Numbers | — |
Bytes per Sector | 4,096 |
Heads/Discs | 4/2 |
Performance | |
Interface | SATA 6Gb/s |
SATA Transfer Rates Supported (Gb/s) | 6.0/3.0/1.5 |
Max. Sustained Transfer Rate OD (MB/s) | 190MB/s |
Cache, Multi-segmented (MB) | 256 |
Reliability/Data Integrity | |
Load/Unload Cycles | 300,000 |
Non-recoverable Read Errors per Bits Read, Max | 1 per 10E14 |
Power-On Hours per Year (24×7) | 2,400 |
Workload Rate Limit (TB/Year) | 55 |
Limited Warranty (years) | 2 |
Power Management | |
Startup Power (A) | 2 |
Operating Mode, Typical (W) | 3.7 |
Idling Average (W) | 2.5 W |
Standby Mode/Sleep Mode, Typical (W) | 0.25/0.25 |
Voltage Tolerance, Inc. Noise (5 V) | ±5% |
Voltage Tolerance, Inc. Noise (12 V) | ±10% |
Environmental/Temperature | |
Operating (ambient, min) | 0°C |
Operating (drive case, max) | 60°C |
Non-operating (ambient) | -40°C – 70°C |
Halogen-free | Yes |
RoHS compliance | Yes |
Physical | |
Height (mm/in, max) | 20.2 mm/0.795 in |
Width (mm/in, max) | 101.85 mm/4.01 in |
Depth (mm/in, max) | 146.99 mm/5.787 in |
Weight (lb/g) | 490 g/1.08 lb |
Carton Unit Quantity | 25 |
Cartons per Pallet / Cartons per Layer | 40/8 |