Description
Power and Energy Efficiency
The 400-AIWW Dell 4TB 7.2K RPM SAS 12GBPS Poweredge Near Line LFF Hard Drive is designed to be energy efficient, using less power than traditional hard drives. The drive’s 7.2K RPM rotational speed, combined with its SAS 12GBps interface, allows for fast data access, while using less power than higher-speed drives.
The drive also supports advanced power management features that allow for it to enter a low-power idle state when not in use, further reducing power consumption. This feature is especially useful in large-scale storage systems, where multiple hard drives are used, as it can help to reduce the overall power consumption of the system.
The drive is also compliant with various environmental standards, such as Energy Star and RoHS, which are aimed at reducing the environmental impact of electronic products.
Interface and Data Transfer Rate
The 400-AIWW Dell 4TB 7.2K RPM SAS 12GBPS Poweredge Near Line LFF Hard Drive features a SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) interface with a speed of 12GBps, which is the latest SAS interface standard. This high-speed data transfer interface provides faster data transfer speeds than earlier SAS standards and traditional SATA interfaces, making it suitable for use in high-performance environments.
The SAS 12GBps interface offers several benefits, including increased data transfer rates, improved scalability, and increased reliability. It also allows for full-duplex data transfer, which enables both reading and writing at the same time, improving the overall performance of the drive.
This interface also supports multiple storage devices and configurations, such as JBODs, RAID arrays, and external storage enclosures. This allows for easy integration and scalability of storage capacity.
In addition, the SAS 12GBps interface also provides backwards compatibility with earlier SAS standards, allowing for easy integration into existing systems.
Rotational Speed and Latency
The 400-AIWW Dell 4TB 7.2K RPM SAS 12GBPS Poweredge Near Line LFF Hard Drive has a rotational speed of 7.2K RPM which is a measure of how fast the platters inside the hard drive spin. A 7.2K RPM speed is generally slower than 10K RPM and provides slower data access, higher latency and lower performance in random read/write operations.
This drive is designed for use in near-line storage environments, where capacity and reliability are important. It’s also suitable for use in data centers, cloud deployments, and virtualization.
The slower rotational speed of the drive also helps to reduce power consumption, making it more energy efficient. Additionally, the drive’s large storage capacity of 4TB allows for the storage of a large amount of data, which can improve the drive’s performance by reducing the number of disk seeks required to access data.
In addition, the 7.2K RPM speed of the drive also allows for a balance of capacity and power efficiency, making it suitable for use in data centers and other large-scale storage systems.
General Information
- Manufacturer : Dell
- Part Number : 400-AIWW
- Product Line : Hard Drive With Tray
Specifications
- Device Type : Hard Drive – Hot Plug
- Capacity : 4TB
- Form Factor : 3.5inch
- Interface : SAS 12GBPS
Performance
- Spin Speed : 7200 RPM
- Drive Transfer Rate : 1200 MBPS (External)
Compatibility
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- Poweredge T630
- Poweredge T710
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