Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 120GB Serial ATA I HDD vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB 20pk

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB 20pk has 130 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 120GB Serial ATA I HDD (250 GB vs 120 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB 20pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 120GB Serial ATA I HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB 20pk has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung 120GB Serial ATA I HDD (16 MB vs 8 MB). Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 120GB Serial ATA I HDD, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB 20pk.

HDD capacity
- 120GB Serial ATA I HDD:120 GB
- Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB 20pk:250 GB
HDD speed
- 120GB Serial ATA I HDD:5400 RPM
- Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB 20pk:7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- 120GB Serial ATA I HDD:8 MB
- Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB 20pk:16 MB
Average latency
- 120GB Serial ATA I HDD:5.6 ms
- Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB 20pk:4.16 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- 120GB Serial ATA I HDD:330000 h
- Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB 20pk:700000 h
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 120GB Serial ATA I HDD:5 - 55 °C
- Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB 20pk:0 - 60 °C
Non-operating shock
- 120GB Serial ATA I HDD:1000 G
- Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB 20pk:300 G

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Comparison of 120GB Serial ATA I HDD, Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB 20pk
32 specifications	A Samsung 120GB Serial ATA I HDD View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB 20pk View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	120 GB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	22 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	5.6 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	330000 h	700000 h
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	10 ms
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	325 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	300 G
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	2.2 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	328 g

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