Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 500GB SATA (NCQ/Smart IV) 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive vs Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 1-TB HD 5pk

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 500GB SATA (NCQ/Smart IV) 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive has 0.4 mm more width than the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 1-TB HD 5pk (102 mm vs 101.6 mm). The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 1-TB HD 5pk has 1.1 mm more height than the HP 500GB SATA (NCQ/Smart IV) 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive (26.1 mm vs 25 mm). HDD capacity: 500 GB on the HP 500GB SATA (NCQ/Smart IV) 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive, 1 TB on the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 1-TB HD 5pk. Weight: 1.11 kg on the HP 500GB SATA (NCQ/Smart IV) 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive, 530 g on the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 1-TB HD 5pk.

HDD capacity
- 500GB SATA (NCQ/Smart IV) 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive:500 GB
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 1-TB HD 5pk:1 TB
Width
- 500GB SATA (NCQ/Smart IV) 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive:102 mm
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 1-TB HD 5pk:101.6 mm
Height
- 500GB SATA (NCQ/Smart IV) 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive:25 mm
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 1-TB HD 5pk:26.1 mm
Weight
- 500GB SATA (NCQ/Smart IV) 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive:1.11 kg
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 1-TB HD 5pk:530 g

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Comparison of 500GB SATA (NCQ/Smart IV) 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive, Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 1-TB HD 5pk
28 specifications	A HP 500GB SATA (NCQ/Smart IV) 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive View product	B Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 1-TB HD 5pk View product
Features1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200000 h
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	102 mm	101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147 mm
HeightDiffers	25 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	1.11 kg	530 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1287 Mbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 MB/s
Compatible productsKnown for one	dc5800 MT dc5800 SFF dc7800 CMT dc7800 SFF dx2400 MT dx2450 MT	Unknown — not stated by the source

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