Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 500GB Spinpoint F3 vs Seagate 300GB SAS

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:500 GB
- 300GB SAS:300 GB
HDD speed
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:7200 RPM
- 300GB SAS:15000 RPM
Interface
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:Serial ATA II
- 300GB SAS:SAS
Track to track seek time
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:8.9 ms
- 300GB SAS:0.2 ms
Average latency
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:4.17 ms
- 300GB SAS:2 ms
Start-up current
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:2 A
- 300GB SAS:3.98 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:0 - 60 °C
- 300GB SAS:5 - 55 °C
Operating shock
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:70 G
- 300GB SAS:60 G

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Comparison of 500GB Spinpoint F3, 300GB SAS
37 specifications	A Samsung 500GB Spinpoint F3 View product	B Seagate 300GB SAS View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	300 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	15000 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	SAS
Storage drive buffer size	16 MB	16 MB
Track to track seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	0.2 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	2 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server/workstation
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.9 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600000 h
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2 A	3.98 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.8 W
Operational conditions2 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	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	-300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 12000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	70 G	60 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.5 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	475 g	800 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	8 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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