Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 300GB HDD vs Seagate 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100

21specifications compared
9differ
12identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 300GB HDD has 140 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (300 GB vs 160 GB). The Samsung 300GB HDD has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (8 MB vs 2 MB). The Samsung 300GB HDD has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). Operating altitude: -304.8 - 3048 m on the Samsung 300GB HDD, -60.96 - 3048 m on the Seagate 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100. Non-operating altitude: -304.8 - 12192 m on the Samsung 300GB HDD, -60.96 - 12192 m on the Seagate 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100.

HDD capacity
- 300GB HDD:300 GB
- 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:160 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- 300GB HDD:8 MB
- 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:2 MB
Average latency
- 300GB HDD:4.17 ms
- 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:4.16 ms
Operating altitude
- 300GB HDD:-304.8 - 3048 m
- 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitude
- 300GB HDD:-304.8 - 12192 m
- 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:-60.96 - 12192 m
Non-operating shock
- 300GB HDD:300 G
- 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:350 G
Depth
- 300GB HDD:146.1 mm
- 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:146.9 mm
Height
- 300GB HDD:25.4 mm
- 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:26 mm

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Comparison of 300GB HDD, 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100
40 specifications	A Samsung 300GB HDD View product	B Seagate 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	160 GB
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	2 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 sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	600000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16383
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.45 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating vibrationKnown for one	1 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	2 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeDiffers	-304.8 - 3048 m	-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-304.8 - 12192 m	-60.96 - 12192 m
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	350 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	146.1 mm	146.9 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	26 mm
WeightDiffers	653 g	580 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5

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.

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