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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 1TB HDD vs Samsung Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 2identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 1TB HDD has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 1TB HDD has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Samsung 1TB HDD has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD (16 MB vs 8 MB). HDD capacity: 1 TB on the Samsung 1TB HDD, 120 GB on the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD. Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 1TB HDD, IDE/ATA on the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 1 TB
    • 120 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 7200 RPM
    • 5400 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 3.5"
    • 2.5"
  • Interface
    • Serial ATA II
    • IDE/ATA
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 16 MB
    • 8 MB
  • Average latency
    • 4.17 ms
    • 5.6 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 1.2 W
    • 0.25 W
  • Operating voltage
    • 5 / 12 V
    • 5 V

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33 specifications
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Samsung

1TB HDDView product
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Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDDView product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB120 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIIDE/ATA
TypeKnown for oneHDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB8 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one20 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one0.8 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one8.9 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000
Write seek timeKnown for one12 ms
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.2 W0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one8.2 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one9.5 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one9.5 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Operating altitudeDiffers-304.8 - 3048 m300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers-304.8 - 12192 m-400 - 15000 m
Operating shockDiffers70 G325 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G1000 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm100 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers810 g96 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one10 s
InternalKnown for oneYes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one826 Mbit/s

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