Seagate Exos M 30TB Enterprise SATA HDD | ST30000NM004K

• Brand: Seagate
• Product family: Seagate Exos M
• Model / SKU: ST30000NM004K
• Drive type: Enterprise HDD
• Capacity: 30TB
• Recording technology: CMR
• Interface: SATA 6Gb/s
• Interface access speed: 6.0Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s
• Sector format: 512e
• Physical sector size: 4096 bytes
• Logical sector size: 512 bytes
• Spindle speed: 7200RPM
• Multisegmented cache: 512MB
• Sustained transfer rate, OD: 275MB/s / 262MiB/s
• Random 4K read/write, QD16 WCD: 170 / 350 IOPS
• Average latency: 4.16ms
• Interface ports Single: SATA
• Hot-plug: Yes, per SATA Revision 3.3
• Helium sealed: Yes
• Super Parity: Yes
• PowerChoice™: Yes
• PowerBalance™: Yes
• RSA 3072 firmware verification: Yes
• Seagate Instant Secure Erase: Yes
• MTBF: 2,500,000 hours
• AFR: 0.35%
• Nonrecoverable read errors: 1 sector per 10^15 bits read
• Rated power-on hours: 8,760 hours/year
• Idle average power: 6.9W
• Maximum operating power, random read 4K/16Q: 9.5W
• Power requirements: +5V and +12V
• Operating temperature: 10°C to 60°C, drive-reported
• Operating shock: 30Gs, 2ms read/write
• Nonoperating shock: 200Gs, 2ms
• Nonoperating vibration: 2.27Grms, 2–500Hz

Why Choose This Product?

• 800GbE bandwidth – Provides an extremely high-speed Ethernet connection for AI clusters and next-generation data-center fabrics.
• PCIe 6.0 host architecture – Matches the adapter's high network bandwidth with a modern host interface designed for next-generation server platforms.
• AI-focused networking – Advanced RoCEv2 features address the high communication demands of distributed AI and ML workloads.
• Flexible link speeds – Supports 25G through 800G, allowing the adapter to operate across multiple network-speed environments. 
• Strong security architecture – Silicon Root of Trust, secure boot, attestation, and hardware security processing provide a stronger foundation for enterprise AI infrastructure.
• CPU offload capabilities – TruFlow and other hardware acceleration engines can reduce host processing requirements for supported network functions.
• OCP 3.0 deployment model – Designed for modern server architectures where OCP NICs enable flexible, high-density networking.
• Future-ready AI infrastructure – The 800GbE interface and PCIe 6.0 architecture provide substantial bandwidth headroom for evolving AI and HPC server designs.