Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 40GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB NCQ 20pk bulk

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 6identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk has 360 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 40GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB NCQ 20pk bulk (400 GB vs 40 GB). The Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 40GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB NCQ 20pk bulk (8 MB vs 2 MB). The Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 40GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB NCQ 20pk bulk (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms).

  • HDD capacity
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk:400 GB
    • Barracuda 7200.9 40GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB NCQ 20pk bulk:40 GB
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk:8 MB
    • Barracuda 7200.9 40GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB NCQ 20pk bulk:2 MB
  • Average latency
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk:4.17 ms
    • Barracuda 7200.9 40GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB NCQ 20pk bulk:4.16 ms
  • Non-operating shock
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk:300 G
    • Barracuda 7200.9 40GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB NCQ 20pk bulk:350 G

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Comparison of 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk, Barracuda 7200.9 40GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB NCQ 20pk bulk
38 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers400 GB40 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
InterfaceSerial ATA IISerial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB2 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16383
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms4.16 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one18 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one0.8 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one8.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one600000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.30 W
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.8 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one10 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one1.3 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating shock63 G63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers300 G350 G
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one12000Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source147 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26.1 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source580 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 x 146.99 x 26.1 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
External power adapterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
InternalYesYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
USB poweredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Compatible productsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCs
HDD transfer rateKnown for one1000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one10 sUnknown — not stated by the source

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