Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive vs HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive

14specifications compared
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2identical
1known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 1" more HDD size than the HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). The HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 3 Gbit/s more HDD interface transfer rate than the HP 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (6 Gbit/s vs 3 Gbit/s). The HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 0.26 ms more full stroke seek time than the HP 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (17.16 ms vs 16.9 ms). HDD capacity: 3 TB on the HP 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, 500 GB on the HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive. Interface: Serial ATA on the HP 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, SAS on the HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:3 TB
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:500 GB
HDD size
- 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:3.5"
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:2.5"
Interface
- 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:Serial ATA
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:SAS
HDD interface transfer rate
- 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:3 Gbit/s
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:6 Gbit/s
Full stroke seek time
- 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:16.9 ms
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:17.16 ms
Track to track seek time
- 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:0.5 ms
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:0.7 ms
Average seek time
- 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:8.5 ms
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:8.7 ms
Operating voltage
- 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:5 / 12 V
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:5 V

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Comparison of 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
15 specifications	A HP 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive View product	B HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	SAS
HDD interface transfer rateDiffers	3 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	16.9 ms	17.16 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.5 ms	0.7 ms
Average seek timeDiffers	8.5 ms	8.7 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	110.7 mm	75.7 mm
DepthDiffers	184.2 mm	118.7 mm
HeightDiffers	26.4 mm	15.6 mm
WeightDiffers	1.36 kg	450 g

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