Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD vs Seagate Momentus5400.3 160GB

16specifications compared
6differ
10identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Momentus5400.3 160GB has 40 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD (160 GB vs 120 GB). The Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD has 0.04 ms more average latency than the Seagate Momentus5400.3 160GB (5.6 ms vs 5.56 ms). The Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD has 0.05 W more power consumption (standby) than the Seagate Momentus5400.3 160GB (0.25 W vs 0.2 W). Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate Momentus5400.3 160GB. Operating altitude: -300 - 3000 m on the Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD, -304.8 - 3048 m on the Seagate Momentus5400.3 160GB.

HDD capacity
- 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:120 GB
- Momentus5400.3 160GB:160 GB
Average latency
- 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:5.6 ms
- Momentus5400.3 160GB:5.56 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:0.25 W
- Momentus5400.3 160GB:0.2 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:5 - 55 °C
- Momentus5400.3 160GB:0 - 60 °C
Operating altitude
- 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:-300 - 3000 m
- Momentus5400.3 160GB:-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitude
- 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:-300 - 15000 m
- Momentus5400.3 160GB:-304.8 - 12192 m

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Comparison of 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD, Momentus5400.3 160GB
36 specifications	A Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD View product	B Seagate Momentus5400.3 160GB View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	120 GB	160 GB
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 ms
Average latencyDiffers	5.6 ms	5.56 ms
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
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	330000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.25 W	0.2 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.207 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 G
Operating altitudeDiffers	-300 - 3000 m	-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-300 - 15000 m	-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for one	325 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1000 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	102 g
Other featuresidentical
Number of pinsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44
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	2.3 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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