Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 200GB

15specifications compared
3differ
12identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 200GB has 40 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD (200 GB vs 160 GB). The Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 200GB (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 200GB has 5.7 W more power consumption (standby) than the Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD (7.2 W vs 1.5 W).

HDD capacity
- 160GB Serial ATA II HDD:160 GB
- Barracuda 7200.9, 200GB:200 GB
Average latency
- 160GB Serial ATA II HDD:4.17 ms
- Barracuda 7200.9, 200GB:4.16 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- 160GB Serial ATA II HDD:1.5 W
- Barracuda 7200.9, 200GB:7.2 W

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Comparison of 160GB Serial ATA II HDD, Barracuda 7200.9, 200GB
32 specifications	A Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 200GB View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	200 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	600000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.5 W	7.2 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	1.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °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
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	12000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shock	63 G	63 G
Non-operating shock	350 G	350 G
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V / +12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rate	300 MB/s	300 MB/s
Drive ready timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 dB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	580 g

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