Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

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

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Key differences

The HP 3TB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 1" more HDD size than the HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Dual Port Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). The HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Dual Port Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 1.55 ms more full stroke seek time than the HP 3TB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (17.55 ms vs 16 ms). The HP 3TB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 27.1 mm more width than the HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Dual Port Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (105.8 mm vs 78.7 mm). HDD capacity: 3 TB on the HP 3TB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, 500 GB on the HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Dual Port Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive. Interface: Serial ATA on the HP 3TB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, SAS on the HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Dual Port Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 3TB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:3 TB
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Dual Port Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:500 GB
HDD size
- 3TB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:3.5"
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Dual Port Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:2.5"
Interface
- 3TB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:Serial ATA
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Dual Port Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:SAS
Full stroke seek time
- 3TB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:16 ms
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Dual Port Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:17.55 ms
Operating voltage
- 3TB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:5 / 12 V
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Dual Port Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:5 V
Width
- 3TB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:105.8 mm
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Dual Port Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:78.7 mm
Depth
- 3TB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:170 mm
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Dual Port Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:138.4 mm
Height
- 3TB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:26.8 mm
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Dual Port Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:16 mm

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Comparison of 3TB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Dual Port Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
15 specifications	A HP 3TB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive View product	B HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Dual Port Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	SAS
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	16 ms	17.55 ms
Track to track seek time	0.5 ms	0.5 ms
Average seek time	8.2 ms	8.2 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	105.8 mm	78.7 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	138.4 mm
HeightDiffers	26.8 mm	16 mm
WeightDiffers	1.36 kg	450 g

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