Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 500GB SATA NCQ HDD SMART IV 3.5" 1st HDD vs Seagate Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 500GB SATA NCQ HDD SMART IV 3.5" 1st HDD has 426.6 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel (500 GB vs 73.4 GB). The Seagate Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the HP 500GB SATA NCQ HDD SMART IV 3.5" 1st HDD (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). Interface: Serial ATA on the HP 500GB SATA NCQ HDD SMART IV 3.5" 1st HDD, Fibre Channel on the Seagate Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel.

HDD capacity
- 500GB SATA NCQ HDD SMART IV 3.5" 1st HDD:500 GB
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:73.4 GB
HDD speed
- 500GB SATA NCQ HDD SMART IV 3.5" 1st HDD:7200 RPM
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:10000 RPM
Interface
- 500GB SATA NCQ HDD SMART IV 3.5" 1st HDD:Serial ATA
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:Fibre Channel

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Comparison of 500GB SATA NCQ HDD SMART IV 3.5" 1st HDD, 73G
10 specifications	A HP 500GB SATA NCQ HDD SMART IV 3.5" 1st HDD View product	B Seagate Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel Model 73G View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	73.4 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	10000 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Fibre Channel
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 ms

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