Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Dell 146GB SAS 15000rpm vs Seagate 500GB SATA3

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  • 5specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 2identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 146GB SAS 15000rpm:146 GB
    • 500GB SATA3:500 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 146GB SAS 15000rpm:15000 RPM
    • 500GB SATA3:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 146GB SAS 15000rpm:SAS
    • 500GB SATA3:Serial ATA III

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Comparison of 146GB SAS 15000rpm, 500GB SATA3
40 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers146 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers15000 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSASSerial ATA III
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16383
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
Component forKnown for oneServer/workstationUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.19 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.79 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.6 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 60 °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 source5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.5 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 G
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source146.9 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source415 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84717050
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 Gbit/s
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHs
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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