Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 2TB 3.5" SATA vs Samsung 8 500GB

22specifications compared
15differ
7identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2TB 3.5" SATA:2 TB
- 8 500GB:500 GB
Average seek time
- 2TB 3.5" SATA:8.9 ms
- 8 500GB:12 ms
Average latency
- 2TB 3.5" SATA:5.52 ms
- 8 500GB:5.6 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- 2TB 3.5" SATA:1 W
- 8 500GB:0.2 W
Power consumption (read)
- 2TB 3.5" SATA:6.3 W
- 8 500GB:2.3 W
Power consumption (write)
- 2TB 3.5" SATA:6.3 W
- 8 500GB:2.3 W
Start-up current
- 2TB 3.5" SATA:2 A
- 8 500GB:1 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 2TB 3.5" SATA:0 - 60 °C
- 8 500GB:5 - 55 °C

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Comparison of 2TB 3.5" SATA, 8 500GB
33 specifications	A Samsung 2TB 3.5" SATA View product	B Samsung 8 500GB View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 ms
Average seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	12 ms
Average latencyDiffers	5.52 ms	5.6 ms
SMART technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1 W	0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.7 W
Power consumption (read)Differs	6.3 W	2.3 W
Power consumption (write)Differs	6.3 W	2.3 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2 A	1 A
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 G
Operating altitude	-300 - 3000 m	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-300 - 12000 m	-400 - 15000 m
Operating shockDiffers	70 G	325 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	750 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	100.3 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	650 g	107 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	13 s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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