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Dell 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge vs Seagate ST3160318AS - Barracuda

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  • 6specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 1identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate ST3160318AS - Barracuda has 87 GB more HDD capacity than the Dell 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge (160 GB vs 73 GB). The Dell 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate ST3160318AS - Barracuda (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate ST3160318AS - Barracuda has 1" more HDD size than the Dell 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: SAS on the Dell 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge, Serial ATA on the Seagate ST3160318AS - Barracuda. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Dell 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate ST3160318AS - Barracuda.

  • HDD capacity
    • 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge:73 GB
    • ST3160318AS - Barracuda:160 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge:10000 RPM
    • ST3160318AS - Barracuda:7200 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge:2.5"
    • ST3160318AS - Barracuda:3.5"
  • Interface
    • 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge:SAS
    • ST3160318AS - Barracuda:Serial ATA
  • Operating voltage
    • 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge:5 V
    • ST3160318AS - Barracuda:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge, ST3160318AS - Barracuda
25 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers73 GB160 GB
HDD speedDiffers10000 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSASSerial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 MB
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.17 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
Component forKnown for oneServer/workstationUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
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 shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source147 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source540 g
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNCQ, Adaptive Fly Height, Clean Sweep, Enhanced G-Force Protection, Seagate SoftSonic, PMR
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 MB/s
InternalYesYes
Hot-Plug supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for onePowerEdge M600 Blade / M605 MT / R900 FS / 2970 Energy Smart FSUnknown — not stated by the source

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