Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ

15specifications compared
6differ
9identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:500 GB
- Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ:80 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:16 MB
- Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ:8 MB
Track to track seek time
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:0.8 ms
- Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ:8.5 ms
Average latency
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:4.17 ms
- Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ:4.16 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:1.2 W
- Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ:0.8 W
Acoustic pressure emissions
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:2.4 dB
- Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ:2.7 dB

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Comparison of 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk, Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ
36 specifications	A Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	80 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.8 ms	8.5 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	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 headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.2 W	0.8 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 12000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	63 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shock	300 G	300 G
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V; +12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
Quantity per boxKnown for one	20 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsDiffers	2.4 dB	2.7 dB
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCs
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.1 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	356 g

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