16000Ve005 Internal Hard

Seagate SkyHawk AI ST16000VE005 is a 16TB hard drive designed for video storage in network video recorders and AI-enabled NVR systems. Its video-focused design supports continuous recording and video analysis workloads.

The drive connects through SATA 6Gb/s and uses CMR recording with a helium design. Seagate specifies support for up to 64 HD cameras and 32 AI channels, making it suitable for NVR setups that combine camera recording with AI-based video processing.

The exact model includes 512MB cache and has a maximum sustained transfer rate of 240MB/s (229MiB/s). Its stated workload limit is 550TB per year, for systems that remain in operation around the clock.