Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 120GB PATA HDD vs Seagate Desktop HDD ST3160813AS internal hard drive

9specifications compared
8differ
1identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 120GB PATA HDD:120 GB
- Desktop HDD ST3160813AS internal hard drive:160 GB
HDD speed
- 120GB PATA HDD:4200 RPM
- Desktop HDD ST3160813AS internal hard drive:7200 RPM
Interface
- 120GB PATA HDD:IDE/ATA
- Desktop HDD ST3160813AS internal hard drive:Serial ATA
Width
- 120GB PATA HDD:71 mm
- Desktop HDD ST3160813AS internal hard drive:101.6 mm
Depth
- 120GB PATA HDD:54 mm
- Desktop HDD ST3160813AS internal hard drive:147 mm
Height
- 120GB PATA HDD:8 mm
- Desktop HDD ST3160813AS internal hard drive:20 mm
Weight
- 120GB PATA HDD:59 g
- Desktop HDD ST3160813AS internal hard drive:0.365 g
Maximum data transfer rate
- 120GB PATA HDD:458 Mbit/s
- Desktop HDD ST3160813AS internal hard drive:300 Mbit/s

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Comparison of 120GB PATA HDD, ST3160813AS
34 specifications	A Samsung 120GB PATA HDD View product	B Seagate Desktop HDD ST3160813AS internal hard drive Model ST3160813AS View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	120 GB	160 GB
HDD speedDiffers	4200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	1.8"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	15 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	8.3 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750000 h
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 85 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one	0.67 Grms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-400 - 15000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	600 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1500 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	71 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	54 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	8 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	59 g	0.365 g
Other features1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	100 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	2 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	458 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Output voltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 MB/s
Cache bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8

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