Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 500GB, SATA, 7200 rpm, 3G vs Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 3identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 500GB, SATA, 7200 rpm, 3G has 250 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD (500 GB vs 250 GB). The HP 500GB, SATA, 7200 rpm, 3G has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). Interface: Serial ATA II on the HP 500GB, SATA, 7200 rpm, 3G, Serial ATA on the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD. Compatible products: Z400 on the HP 500GB, SATA, 7200 rpm, 3G, RoHS on the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 500GB, SATA, 7200 rpm, 3G:500 GB
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:250 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 500GB, SATA, 7200 rpm, 3G:7200 RPM
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:5400 RPM
  • Interface
    • 500GB, SATA, 7200 rpm, 3G:Serial ATA II
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:Serial ATA
  • Compatible products
    • 500GB, SATA, 7200 rpm, 3G:Z400
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:RoHS

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Comparison of 500GB, SATA, 7200 rpm, 3G, ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD
22 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB250 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IISerial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 MB
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.8 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 source380 g
Other features1 differ
Special featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNative Command Queuing (NCQ), Seagate Think Green, Seagate SoftSonic
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 Mbit/s
Compatible productsDiffersZ400RoHS

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