Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 72GB, SAS, 10000 rpm, 3G vs Samsung Spin Point M40S

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 72GB, SAS, 10000 rpm, 3G has 12 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung Spin Point M40S (72 GB vs 60 GB). The HP 72GB, SAS, 10000 rpm, 3G has 4,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung Spin Point M40S (10000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The HP 72GB, SAS, 10000 rpm, 3G has 150 MB/s more drive device, transfer rate than the Samsung Spin Point M40S (300 MB/s vs 150 MB/s). Interface: SAS on the HP 72GB, SAS, 10000 rpm, 3G, Serial ATA on the Samsung Spin Point M40S.

HDD capacity
- 72GB, SAS, 10000 rpm, 3G:72 GB
- Spin Point M40S:60 GB
HDD speed
- 72GB, SAS, 10000 rpm, 3G:10000 RPM
- Spin Point M40S:5400 RPM
Interface
- 72GB, SAS, 10000 rpm, 3G:SAS
- Spin Point M40S:Serial ATA
Drive device, transfer rate
- 72GB, SAS, 10000 rpm, 3G:300 MB/s
- Spin Point M40S:150 MB/s

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Comparison of 72GB, SAS, 10000 rpm, 3G, Spin Point M40S
18 specifications	A HP 72GB, SAS, 10000 rpm, 3G View product	B Samsung Spin Point M40S View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	72 GB	60 GB
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.6 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	330000 h
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	428 Mbit/s
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers	300 MB/s	150 MB/s
Internal	Yes	Yes

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