Left · Seagate
Seagate IronWolf 8TB
Spec score
Spec score 14
$169
typical price
Seagate IronWolf 8TB against WD Blue SN570 1TB
WD Blue SN570 1TB 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 SN570 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 50
$55
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 SN570 1TB: 50
36 ptsto the right
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 SN570 1TB: 90.9
995%to the right
Typical price
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: $169
WD Blue SN570 1TB: $55
$114to the right
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 8000 GB
WD Blue SN570 1TB: 1000 GB
700%to the left
Sequential read
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 240 MB/s
WD Blue SN570 1TB: 3500 MB/s
1358%to the right
Sequential write
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 240 MB/s
WD Blue SN570 1TB: 3000 MB/s
1150%to the right
The verdict
- The WD Blue SN570 1TB scores 257% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The WD Blue SN570 1TB typically costs $114 less.
- Per dollar, the WD Blue SN570 1TB is the better buy: 90.9 points per $100 against 8.3.
Specifications
| Spec | Seagate IronWolf 8TB | WD Blue SN570 1TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | Hard drive | NVMe PCIe 3.0 |
| Capacity | 8 TB (better) | 1 TB |
| Sequential read | 240 MB/s | 3,500 MB/s (better) |
| Sequential write | 240 MB/s | 3,000 MB/s (better) |
| DRAM cache | No | No |
| Brand | Seagate | Western Digital |
| Released | 2020 | 2021 (better) |
| Typical price | $169 | $55 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.