SEAGATE EXOS ENTERPRISE 12TB, 3.5″ SATA HARD DRIVE

Seagate Exos X24 12TB SATA HDD – Scalable, Responsive, and Enterprise-Ready

The Seagate Exos X24 12TB 3.5″ SATA Hard Drive delivers powerful performance, trusted reliability, and hyperscale efficiency for modern data-driven enterprises. Built on Seagate’s proven platform—deployed in millions of systems globally and trusted by leading cloud service providers—the Exos X24 is engineered to handle the most demanding workloads with ease.

Designed for 24×7 operation, this enterprise-class drive offers market-leading capacity, enhanced caching, and low-latency performance, making it ideal for hyperscale data centers, big data analytics, and high-density RAID storage. With FastFormat™ support, the drive can be easily configured between 512e and 4Kn sector formats, offering flexibility for diverse infrastructure needs.

Key Features

• 12TB capacity for scalable, high-density storage environments
• 7200 RPM spindle speed and 256MB cache for fast, consistent throughput
• SATA III 6Gb/s interface with up to 261MB/s sustained transfer rates
• Helium-sealed design reduces weight and power consumption while enhancing durability and leak protection
• PowerBalance™ optimizes watts-per-terabyte for energy-efficient performance
• Digital environmental sensors monitor internal conditions for thermal and vibration control
• Seagate Secure™ with Instant Secure Erase ensures safe, fast, and compliant drive retirement
• FastFormat™ enables seamless switching between 512e and 4Kn sector formats
• 2.5 million hours MTBF and 550TB/year workload rating for enterprise-grade reliability
• Backed by a 5-year limited warranty

Best-Fit Applications

• Hyperscale and scale-out data centers
• Cloud infrastructure and virtualization platforms
• Big data analytics and distributed file systems (e.g., Hadoop, Ceph)
• High-capacity RAID storage arrays
• Enterprise backup and restore (D2D, virtual tape)
• Centralized surveillance and archival systems
• Mainstream enterprise external storage arrays
• Mission-critical workloads requiring 24×7 uptime

Compatibility & Configuration

• Compatible with systems supporting 3.5″ SATA HDDs
• Ships in 512e emulation mode; easily reconfigurable to 4Kn using FastFormat™
• FastFormat supports only 512e and 4Kn (not 512n); all data is erased during reformat—ensure backups before conversion
• T10-compliant fast format conversion between sector sizes (must be multiples of 8)

Technical Specifications

Whether you’re scaling a hyperscale cloud, deploying a high-capacity RAID array, or managing big data pipelines, the Seagate Exos X24 12TB SATA HDD delivers the performance, efficiency, and peace of mind your enterprise demands—day in and day out.