Recording technology for the ST16000VE000 is not stated in any Seagate document we have checked (SkyHawk AI Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. E, checked October 2026). The nearest model with a sourced answer is the ST16000VE002 (CMR).
ST - Seagate product prefix. (Seagate - product part-number and model-number decoding)16000 - Capacity field. 16000 denotes 16TB of formatted capacity. (Seagate - product part-number and model-number decoding)VE - we have not found a Seagate document defining this segment000 - we have not found a Seagate document defining this segmentNearest model with a sourced answer: ST16000VE002 (Seagate SkyHawk AI 16TB, CMR). Listed for comparison only - two part numbers can use different recording methods, so its answer is not ST16000VE000's.
Part-number reference: ST16000VE000 — decoded segments, sibling variants and the warranty check. Live rankings this model belongs to: every 16TB hard drive. Product pages for this part number: Seagate SkyHawk AI 16TB ST16000VE000.
Checked, and it does not state this part number's recording technology: SkyHawk AI Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. E · Checked
Without a manufacturer document we can cite, we cannot tell you whether this drive shingles its tracks, and that is the field that decides whether it belongs in an array. Treat it as unverified rather than as probably fine: if the drive is going into a NAS or anything that rebuilds, buy a model whose recording technology is sourced. If it is a single drive holding replaceable data, the recording technology is largely academic and this is a reasonable purchase either way.
| Model number | ST16000VE000 |
| Brand | Seagate |
| Family | SkyHawk AI |
| Capacity | 16TB |
| Form factor | 3.5" |
| Rotational speed | 7200 RPM |
| Cache | 256 MB |
| Recording technology | — |
| Workload rate | 550 TB/year |
| Warranty | 5 years |
| Status | Current |
| Replaced by | — |
A dash means we have not found a manufacturer document stating that field for this exact model. We leave it blank rather than filling it from a retailer listing.
We checked SkyHawk AI Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. E and it does not state this part number's recording technology, so we do not state one. The nearest model with a sourced answer is the ST16000VE002, which is CMR.
The recording technology is unsourced, so we cannot clear it for arrays either way. What the spec table does say: a 550TB/year workload rating, which is NAS-or-higher class duty and a 5-year warranty. For an array, prefer a 16TB drive whose recording technology is sourced, such as the ST16000VE002 (CMR).