Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 20GB HDD vs Samsung 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit

Add a product
  • 16specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 3identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 20GB HDD:20 GB
    • 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:320 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 20GB HDD:4200 RPM
    • 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:7200 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 20GB HDD:1.8"
    • 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:3.5"
  • Interface
    • 20GB HDD:Ultra-ATA/66
    • 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:Serial ATA II
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 20GB HDD:2 MB
    • 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:16 MB
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 20GB HDD:26 ms
    • 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:18 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 20GB HDD:3 ms
    • 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:0.8 ms
  • Average latency
    • 20GB HDD:7.14 ms
    • 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:4.17 ms

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only (off)
Comparison of 20GB HDD, 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit
33 specifications
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers20 GB320 GB
HDD speedDiffers4200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers1.8"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/66Serial ATA II
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers2 MB16 MB
Full stroke seek timeDiffers26 ms18 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers3 ms0.8 ms
Average latencyDiffers7.14 ms4.17 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one600000Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.9 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs0.65 W8 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.3 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers3.3 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 85 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one-300 - 3000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-400 - 15000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one54 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one71 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one48 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Drive ready timeDiffers2 s10 s
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+5V; +12V
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.4 dB

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.

More internal hard drive comparisons

All internal hard drive comparisons