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 SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive

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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 SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). The HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release 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 SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 0.06 ms more full stroke seek time than the HP 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (16.96 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 SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the HP 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, 5 V on the HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release 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 SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release 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 SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:2.5"
  • HDD interface transfer rate
    • 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:3 Gbit/s
    • 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release 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 SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:16.96 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 SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:0.7 ms
  • Operating voltage
    • 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:5 / 12 V
    • 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:5 V
  • Width
    • 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:110.7 mm
    • 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:73.9 mm
  • Depth
    • 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:184.2 mm
    • 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:100.2 mm

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Comparison of 3TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
15 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers3 TB500 GB
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
HDD interface transfer rateDiffers3 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
Full stroke seek timeDiffers16.9 ms16.96 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.5 ms0.7 ms
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers110.7 mm73.9 mm
DepthDiffers184.2 mm100.2 mm
HeightDiffers26.4 mm18.8 mm

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