
Seagate ST3600057SS Cheetah Internal Hard Drive 600GB 15K.7 SAS
- The Seagate ST3600057SS is a 600GB 15K RPM 3.5" SAS internal drive delivering up to 204MB/s sustained throughput, ideal for high-performance enterprise storage environments.
Seagate ST3600057SS Cheetah Internal Hard Drive 600GB 15K.7 SAS
The Seagate ST3600057SS Cheetah 15K.7 hard drive delivers top-tier performance and reliability in a 3.5-inch mission-critical format. Designed for business and transaction-heavy workloads, this 600GB drive spins at 15,000 RPM and achieves up to 204MB/s sustained data rate, optimizing throughput for enterprise SAN, NAS, and high-speed data processing environments. With a 6Gb/s SAS interface and advanced PowerTrim™ technology, it enhances energy efficiency without sacrificing speed. This drive is built with third-generation perpendicular recording and a robust MTBF of 1.6 million hours, ensuring data integrity and system uptime. It also supports optional self-encrypting drive (SED) capabilities for compliance-driven applications.
Key Features:
- High-Speed Throughput: Sustained data rates up to 204MB/s with 15K RPM spindle speed for transaction-intensive applications
- Enterprise-Grade Reliability: MTBF of 1.6 million hours and enhanced ECC ensures long-term operational integrity
- Energy Efficient: Seagate PowerTrim™ technology improves GBs/W at idle by 62% over standard 3.5" drives
- Advanced Security Options: TCG-compliant Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) and FIPS models for sensitive data compliance
- Perpendicular Recording: Third-generation technology enables higher areal density and performance
- 6Gb/s SAS Interface: Provides fast and reliable connectivity for high-performance server and storage environments
- Versatile Application Support: Perfect fit for SAN, NAS, e-commerce, email, government-grade security, and business analytics
Technical Specifications:
- Model: ST3600057SS
- Capacity: 600GB (512-byte sector format)
- Interface: 6Gb/s SAS
- Spindle Speed: 15,000 RPM
- Average Latency: 2.0 ms
- Average Seek Time (Read/Write): 3.4 / 3.9 ms
- Internal Data Rate: 1450–2370 Mb/s
- Sustained Transfer Rate: 122–204 MB/s
- Cache: 16 MB multisegmented
- Nonrecoverable Error Rate: 1 sector per 1016 bits read
- MTBF: 1,600,000 hours
- Power (Typical / Idle): 16.35W / 11.68W (SAS)
- Form Factor: 3.5" internal
- Dimensions (H x W x D): 25.4 x 101.6 x 146.52 mm
- Weight: 1.51 lb (0.686 kg)
- Operating Temperature: 5°C to 55°C
- Shock (Operating/Non-operating): 60 G / 300 G (2 ms)
- Vibration (Operating/Non-operating): 1.0 G / 3.0 G (<400Hz)
| Brand | Seagate |
| Model | Cheetah 15K.7 |
| SKU | ST3600057SS |
| Product Type | 3.5-inch Enterprise Hard Drive (HDD) |
| Capacity | 600GB |
| Speed | 15K RPM |
| Interface | 6Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI |
| Dimensions | 1.0/25.4 x 4.0/101.6 x 5.76/146.52 in/mm |
| Weight | 1.51 lb / 0.686 kg |
| Operating Temperature | 5 to 55 °C |
| Formatted Capacity | 600GB |
| External Transfer Rate | 600 MB/s (6Gb/s SAS) |
| Spindle Speed | 15K RPM |
| Average Latency | 2.0 ms |
| Seek Time Average Read/Write | 3.4/3.9 ms |
| Internal Transfer Rate | 1450 to 2370 Mb/s |
| Sustained Transfer Rate | 122 to 204 MB/s |
| Cache | 16 MB multisegmented |
| Disks/Heads | 4/8 |
| Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read | 1 sector per 10E16 |
| Reliability Rating at Full 24x7 Operation | 0.55% |
| MTBF | 1,600,000 hours |
| Typical SAS Power | 16.35 W |
| Power Idle SAS | 11.68 W |
| Nonoperating Temperature | -40 to 70 °C |
| Operating Shock | 60 Gs, 2ms |
| Nonoperating Shock | 300 Gs, 2ms |
| Acoustics Idle | 3.6 bels |
| Operating Vibration | 1.0 Gs, <400Hz |
| Nonoperating Vibration | 3.0 Gs, <400Hz |