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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 1TB HDD vs Seagate 5400 PSD SATA 160GB

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 4identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 1TB HDD has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 5400 PSD SATA 160GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 1TB HDD has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate 5400 PSD SATA 160GB (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Samsung 1TB HDD has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 5400 PSD SATA 160GB (16 MB vs 8 MB). HDD capacity: 1 TB on the Samsung 1TB HDD, 160 GB on the Seagate 5400 PSD SATA 160GB. Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 1TB HDD, Serial ATA on the Seagate 5400 PSD SATA 160GB.

  • HDD capacity
    • 1 TB
    • 160 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 7200 RPM
    • 5400 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 3.5"
    • 2.5"
  • Interface
    • Serial ATA II
    • Serial ATA
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 16 MB
    • 8 MB
  • Average seek time
    • 8.9 ms
    • 12.5 ms
  • Average latency
    • 4.17 ms
    • 5.6 ms
  • Start/stop cycles
    • 50000
    • 600000

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35 specifications
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Samsung

1TB HDDView product
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Seagate

5400 PSD SATA 160GBView product
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB160 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IISerial ATA
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB8 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one20 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one0.8 ms
Average seek timeDiffers8.9 ms12.5 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesDiffers50000600000
Component forKnown for oneLaptop
HDD number of headsKnown for one4
Power5 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.2 W0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs8.2 W0.8 W
Power consumption (read)Differs9.5 W1.9 W
Power consumption (write)Differs9.5 W1.8 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one1 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °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 altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers70 G350 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G900 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm100.5 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers810 g100 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one10 s
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)

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