Left · Seagate
Seagate IronWolf 8TB
Spec score
Spec score 14
$169
typical price
Seagate IronWolf 8TB against WD Blue 4TB
Seagate IronWolf 8TB leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Western Digital
WD Blue 4TB
Spec score
Spec score 12
$79
typical price
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 14
WD Blue 4TB: 12
2 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 8.3
WD Blue 4TB: 15.2
83%to the right
Typical price
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: $169
WD Blue 4TB: $79
$90to the right
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 8000 GB
WD Blue 4TB: 4000 GB
100%to the left
Sequential read
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 240 MB/s
WD Blue 4TB: 180 MB/s
33%to the left
Sequential write
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 240 MB/s
WD Blue 4TB: 180 MB/s
33%to the left
The verdict
- The Seagate IronWolf 8TB scores 17% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The WD Blue 4TB typically costs $90 less.
- Per dollar, the WD Blue 4TB is the better buy: 15.2 points per $100 against 8.3.
Specifications
| Spec | Seagate IronWolf 8TB | WD Blue 4TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | Hard drive | Hard drive |
| Capacity | 8 TB (better) | 4 TB |
| Sequential read | 240 MB/s (better) | 180 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 240 MB/s (better) | 180 MB/s |
| DRAM cache | No | No |
| Brand | Seagate | Western Digital |
| Released | 2020 (better) | 2019 |
| Typical price | $169 | $79 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.