Seagate IronWolf 12TB SATA (ST12000VN0008)Specs, test results and price
Currently sold out, 4 units tested since Sep 2026 · 4 units tested in-house
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About the ST12000VN0008
The Seagate IronWolf 12TB (ST12000VN0008) is a SATA 6Gb/s hard drive built for NAS and multi-bay storage systems. Each unit in this listing has a capacity of 12TB and uses the standard SATA interface, making it compatible with most desktop motherboards, NAS enclosures, and server backplanes that support SATA drives.
All units offered here were tested for power-on hours, with the four drives tested showing a range between 10,491 and 10,988 hours, placing them in the Light Use tier. Sequential read and write speeds measured a median of 283 MB/s and 284 MB/s respectively across the units benchmarked.
Before listing, every drive undergoes a full extended self-test across the whole surface, a SMART health check for reallocated, pending, and uncorrectable sectors, and a NIST 800-88 sanitize with read-back verification to ensure no prior data remains. Power-on hours are cross-checked against an independent on-drive log to confirm accuracy before each unit is graded and sold.
Specifications
| Brand | Seagate |
|---|---|
| Part number | ST12000VN0008 |
| Type | Hard drive |
| Capacity | 12TB |
| Interface | SATA 6Gb/s |
Tested units
- Units tested
- 4
- Pass rate
- 50% (2 of 4)
- Units sold
- 4
- Power-on hours, median
- 10,740 h
- Power-on hours, range
- 10,491 to 10,988 h
- First tested
- Sep 28, 2026
- Last tested
- Sep 29, 2026
- Sequential read, median
- 283 MB/s
- Sequential write, median
- 284 MB/s
Every unit of this model we have handled, from our test database. What we test
Hours distribution
- Light Use under 20,000 hrs4 units · 100%
Units by usage tier, from their SMART power-on hours. How tiers work
Recent unit reports
Every unit we sell gets a permanent public report. Serial and seal numbers stay on the certificate in the box.
| Unit | Tier | Power-on hours | Tested | Result | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U-242 | Light Use | 10,988 | Sep 29, 2026 | Pass | View report for unit U-242 |
| U-241 | Light Use | 10,988 | Sep 29, 2026 | Pass | View report for unit U-241 |
| U-244 | Light Use | 10,491 | Sep 28, 2026 | Did not pass | View report for unit U-244 |
| U-243 | Light Use | 10,491 | Sep 28, 2026 | Did not pass | View report for unit U-243 |
Price history
Monthly median of what our own ST12000VN0008 units sold for.
| Month | Median price |
|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | $339.96 |
| Oct 2026 | $339.96 |
ST12000VN0008 questions
What is this drive best suited for?+
As a SATA HDD with 12TB of capacity, it fits typical NAS, bulk storage, and backup workloads where sequential throughput and large capacity matter more than random I/O performance.
Is this drive compatible with my system?+
It uses a standard SATA 6Gb/s interface, so it will work with any motherboard, NAS enclosure, or server backplane that supports SATA drives.
What tests are performed on each unit before sale?+
Each drive undergoes a sequential and random read/write benchmark, a full extended self-test across the entire surface, a SMART health check for reallocated, pending, and uncorrectable sectors, and a NIST 800-88 sanitize with read-back verification. Power-on hours are also cross-checked against an independent on-drive log.
What does the Light Use tier mean for this drive?+
Light Use covers drives with 500 to 20,000 power-on hours. All four units tested for this model fall within this range, with hours measured between 10,491 and 10,988.
How was prior data removed from these drives?+
Each unit is sanitized to the NIST 800-88 standard with read-back verification, and some units in this batch were sanitized using ATA secure erase.