793695-B21 HPE 8TB HDD 7.2K RPM SATA 6GBPS SC Helium

HPE 793695-B21 8TB Midline Helium Hard Drive Overview

The HPE 793695-B21 8TB HDD is a high-capacity enterprise storage solution engineered for reliable server performance. Designed with helium-sealed technology and optimized for HPE ProLiant environments, it delivers stable throughput, improved efficiency, and long-term data integrity for demanding workloads.

General Information

• Drive Type: Enterprise Midline Hard Disk (Hot-Swap Ready)
• Storage Capacity: 8 Terabytes
• Form Factor: 3.5-inch Large Form Factor (LFF)
• Interface Standard: SATA 6Gb/s (7-pin connection)
• Sector Format: 512e Advanced Format

Performance

• Rotation Speed: 7200 RPM
• External Transfer Rate: Up to 600 Mbps
• Average Seek Time: 8.5 ms
• Maximum Seek Time: 16 ms

Physical Dimensions

• Width: 4.4 inches
• Depth: 7.4 inches
• Height: 1 inch

 Compatible HPE ProLiant Server Series

• BL Series: BL420c, BL460c, BL465c, BL660c (Gen8/Gen9)
• DL Series: DL20, DL60, DL80, DL120, DL160, DL180, DL320e, DL360, DL380, DL560, DL580
• ML Series: ML110, ML150, ML310e, ML350 variants
• SL Series: SL230s, SL250s, SL270s
• XL Series: XL170r, XL190r, XL220a, XL230a, XL250a

Overview of HPE 8TB 7200 RPM SATA 6Gbps Smart Carrier Helium Hard Drive

The HPE 793695-B21 8TB 7200 RPM SATA 6Gbps Smart Carrier Helium Hard Drive belongs to a high-capacity enterprise storage category engineered for modern data centers, cloud infrastructure environments, and large-scale archival systems. This class of storage solutions is designed to deliver maximum storage density, energy-efficient operation, and reliable long-term performance for workloads that prioritize capacity and stability over extreme transactional speed.

Performance

The 7200 RPM rotational speed provides an optimal balance between performance, power efficiency, and storage capacity utilization. It is specifically engineered for enterprise workloads that require consistent sequential data access rather than ultra-low latency random operations.This category is widely deployed in cloud storage infrastructures, backup systems, and enterprise file servers where sustained throughput and reliability are more important than peak IOPS performance.

Storage 

The SATA 6Gbps interface provides a widely adopted and cost-efficient connectivity standard for enterprise storage systems. It is designed to deliver stable throughput for sequential workloads, making it ideal for high-capacity storage environments where performance consistency and affordability are essential.Unlike SAS-based systems that prioritize high-performance transactional workloads, SATA-based enterprise drives focus on delivering scalable capacity at lower cost per terabyte, making them highly suitable for archival storage, backup repositories, and cloud-based object storage systems.

Energy Efficiency

Helium technology combined with optimized rotational speed significantly reduces power consumption, making this category suitable for energy-efficient enterprise deployments and sustainable data center operations.

Reliability and Durability

Engineered for long-term durability, this category undergoes rigorous testing for vibration resistance, thermal endurance, and continuous operational stability, ensuring consistent performance throughout its lifecycle in enterprise environments.

Compatibility

This category is commonly deployed in RAID configurations to enhance redundancy, performance scaling, and fault tolerance. RAID systems distribute data across multiple drives to improve reliability and ensure continuous availability.RAID integration ensures continuous data availability even in case of drive failure, making it essential for enterprise environments where downtime directly impacts operations.