Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 36GB, U320 SCSI, 15K Rpm vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 120 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 3identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 120 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s has 84 GB more HDD capacity than the HP 36GB, U320 SCSI, 15K Rpm (120 GB vs 36 GB). The HP 36GB, U320 SCSI, 15K Rpm has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 120 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The HP 36GB, U320 SCSI, 15K Rpm has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 120 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s (8 MB vs 2 MB). Interface: Ultra320 SCSI on the HP 36GB, U320 SCSI, 15K Rpm, Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 120 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s.

  • HDD capacity
    • 36GB, U320 SCSI, 15K Rpm:36 GB
    • Barracuda 7200.9 120 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s:120 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 36GB, U320 SCSI, 15K Rpm:15000 RPM
    • Barracuda 7200.9 120 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 36GB, U320 SCSI, 15K Rpm:Ultra320 SCSI
    • Barracuda 7200.9 120 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s:Serial ATA II
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 36GB, U320 SCSI, 15K Rpm:8 MB
    • Barracuda 7200.9 120 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s:2 MB

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Comparison of 36GB, U320 SCSI, 15K Rpm, Barracuda 7200.9 120 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s
27 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers36 GB120 GB
HDD speedDiffers15000 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra320 SCSISerial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB2 MB
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.16 ms
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneServer/workstationUnknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one7 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one3.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.30 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source63 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 source26.1 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source580 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source867.2 Mbit/s
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 MB/s
External power adapterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
InternalYesYes
USB poweredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Sustained data rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source83 MB/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one320 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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