Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Dell 3TB SAS vs Seagate Spinpoint F3

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 3TB SAS:3 TB
- Spinpoint F3:500 GB
HDD speed
- 3TB SAS:7200 RPM
- Spinpoint F3:5400 RPM
Interface
- 3TB SAS:SAS
- Spinpoint F3:Serial ATA II
Data transfer rate
- 3TB SAS:6 Gbit/s
- Spinpoint F3:3 Gbit/s

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Comparison of 3TB SAS, Spinpoint F3
29 specifications	A Dell 3TB SAS View product	B Seagate Spinpoint F3 View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.52 ms
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 G
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.1 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	475 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other features1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Chrome
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	3 Gbit/s
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Samsung
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 dB

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