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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 8identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail has 340 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100 (500 GB vs 160 GB). The Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail has 14 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100 (16 MB vs 2 MB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100 has 7.7 ms more track to track seek time than the Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail (8.5 ms vs 0.8 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100.

  • HDD capacity
    • 500 GB
    • 160 GB
  • Interface
    • Serial ATA II
    • Ultra-ATA/100
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 16 MB
    • 2 MB
  • Track to track seek time
    • 0.8 ms
    • 8.5 ms
  • Average latency
    • 4.17 ms
    • 4.16 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 1.2 W
    • 0.8 W
  • Acoustic pressure emissions
    • 2.4 dB
    • 2.7 dB

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35 specifications
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Samsung

500GB Serial ATA II HDD, RetailView product
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Seagate

Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB160 GB
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIUltra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB2 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one18 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.8 ms8.5 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one8.9 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms4.16 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one600000 h
HDD number of headsKnown for one2
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one8 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.2 W0.8 W
Start-up currentKnown for one2.8 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 12000 m
Operating shockKnown for one63 G
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one+5V; +12V
Drive ready timeKnown for one10 s
Acoustic pressure emissionsDiffers2.4 dB2.7 dB
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one100 MB/s
Compatible productsKnown for onePCs
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one147 mm
HeightKnown for one26.1 mm
WeightKnown for one380 g

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