Seagate IronWolf8 TB · 3.5-inch · SATA · 7200 RPM · CMR · ST8000VN004- Warranty (years)
- 3 yearsThis one: 2 years
STORAGE
Toshiba X300
8 TB · EMEA retail kit · Toshiba part HDWR780EZSTA
- Capacity
- 8000 GB
- SSD / HDD
- HDD
- Form factor
- 3.5-inch
The 8 TB X300 is Toshiba's performance desktop drive for gaming and workstation PCs. At this capacity it spins at 7,200 rpm with a 512 MB buffer and CMR recording, uses a dual-stage actuator, Toshiba Stable Platter and Dynamic Cache Technology and an internal shock sensor, and carries a two-year limited warranty. Toshiba does not publish a sustained transfer rate or annual workload rating for it.
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THE ACTUAL PRODUCT
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Specifications checked 26 Sept 2026Manufacturer specifications, not a hands-on test.
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Key strengths
7,200 rpm with a 512 MB buffer and CMR recording on the 8 TB model, per Toshiba's own per-capacity datasheet.
The EMEA retail kit (HDWR780EZSTA) and bulk drive (HDWR780UZSVA) are both listed officially, so the exact 8 TB SKU can be confirmed.
Before you buy
Only a two-year limited warranty and a 600,000-hour MTTF.
No official sustained transfer rate or annual workload rating is published for the X300, which makes like-for-like throughput comparison harder.
It is a desktop drive: Toshiba does not list NAS bay support or 24/7 operation for it.
HDWR780EZSTA is the retail number on Toshiba's EMEA product page and data sheet; those sources list no separate US retail number, so the US search also uses this EMEA number.
Every specification. With its source.
Full specifications
Exact configuration: 8 TB · EMEA retail kit · HDWR780EZSTA
25 specifications in 6 groups. Values are manufacturer specifications unless a row says “Measured result” or “Calculated from cited specifications”.
Capacity & format
9 items
- Capacity
- 8000 GB
- SSD / HDD
- HDDSource
- Form factor
- 3.5-inch
- Interface and version
- SATA 6 Gb/s
Toshiba states SATA 6.0 Gbit/s.
- Dimensions including heatsink
- 147 (L) × 101.85 (W) × 26.1 (H) mm
Bare drive; taken from the 8 TB datasheet page.
Source - Buffer size
- 512 MB
The product page gives '512 MB / 256 MB' across the range; the 8 TB datasheet page gives 512 MB.
- Recording technology
- CMRSource
- Cache technology
- Toshiba Dynamic Cache Technology
Listed as a Top Feature; Toshiba publishes no further detail. Buffer size is recorded separately.
- Weight
- 755 gSource
Performance
2 items
- Rated performance and conditions
- 7,200 rpm; 512 MB buffer; 4.17 ms average latency (Toshiba publishes no sustained transfer rate for this model)
RPM class, buffer and average latency from the 8 TB datasheet page. Neither the cited X300 datasheet nor the product page states a maximum sustained transfer rate for the X300, so no MB/s figure is recorded (value intentionally not inferred from the N300 or other models).
Source - Rotational speed
- 7200 RPMSource
Endurance & warranty
5 items
- Warranty (years)
- 2 yearsSource
- Warranty terms and endurance if applicable
- 2-year limited warranty
Toshiba limited-warranty terms apply; Toshiba publishes no annual workload rating for the X300.
- Load/unload cycles
- 600000
8 TB datasheet page.
Source - Unrecoverable error rate
- Conflicting sources
The 8 TB datasheet page states '1 per 10^15'; the product page's range-wide specification table states '1 per 10¹⁴ bits read'. Both are official; the conflict is kept explicit.
- Manufacturer MTTF rating
- 600000 hours
Exact 8 TB HDWR780EZSTA/HDWR780UZSVA technical page: MTTF (hours). Manufacturer statistical rating, not an individual drive lifespan, guarantee or MTBF claim.
Source
Power
1 item
- Power consumption
- 9.07 W typical operating; 5.74 W typical active idle; 5 V DC +10 %/-7 % and 12 V DC ±10 % supplySource
Features & software
2 items
- Advertised mechanical design
- Dual-stage actuator; Toshiba Stable Platter Technology
Toshiba: the dual-stage actuator improves positional accuracy against vibration-induced head-track misalignment; Stable Platter Technology stabilises the motor shaft at both ends to minimise vibration. No measured benefit is published.
- Native command queuing (NCQ)
- Yes
8 TB datasheet page: 'supported'.
Source
Environment & reliability
6 items
- Internal shock sensor
- Yes
8 TB datasheet page 'Shock Sensor yes'. The product page also describes ramp loading technology, which keeps the slider off the disk during transport.
- Acoustics (idle)
- 34 dB typical
8 TB datasheet page, idle mode. The product page says the helium-sealed 12 TB to 20 TB X300 models 'minimize acoustic output to just 20db (typical) in idle mode'; that figure does not apply to this 8 TB model.
- Operating temperature
- 5–60 °CSource
- Non-operating temperature
- -40–70 °CSource
- Operating shock
- 686 m/s² {70 G} (2 ms)Source
- Non-operating shock
- 2,450 m/s² {250 G} (2 ms)Source
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