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CoreParts 2TB SATA 7200RPM vs Seagate Spinpoint F3

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 6identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 2TB SATA 7200RPM:2 TB
    • Spinpoint F3:500 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 2TB SATA 7200RPM:7200 RPM
    • Spinpoint F3:5400 RPM
  • Interface
    • 2TB SATA 7200RPM:SAS
    • Spinpoint F3:Serial ATA II
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 2TB SATA 7200RPM:64 MB
    • Spinpoint F3:16 MB
  • Read seek time
    • 2TB SATA 7200RPM:8.5 ms
    • Spinpoint F3:8.9 ms
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 2TB SATA 7200RPM:5 - 60 °C
    • Spinpoint F3:5 - 55 °C
  • Non-operating vibration
    • 2TB SATA 7200RPM:2 G
    • Spinpoint F3:2.4 G
  • Operating shock
    • 2TB SATA 7200RPM:70 G
    • Spinpoint F3:25 G

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Comparison of 2TB SATA 7200RPM, Spinpoint F3
33 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers2 TB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSASSerial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers64 MB16 MB
Read seek timeDiffers8.5 ms8.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.52 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one9.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one1200000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Power consumption (idle)Known for one7.26 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one10.43 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one10.15 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 60 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
Operating vibration0.5 G0.5 G
Non-operating vibrationDiffers2 G2.4 G
Operating shockDiffers70 G25 G
Non-operating shock300 G300 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers101.8 mm101.5 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm147.5 mm
Height26.1 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers712 g475 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per pack1 pc(s)1 pc(s)
Other features2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackChrome
Data transfer rateDiffers6 Gbit/s3 Gbit/s
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Compatible productsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSamsung
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source27 dB

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