Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 640GB SATA II HDD vs Seagate Pipeline HD 1-TB

Add a product
  • 17specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 8identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 640GB SATA II HDD:640 GB
    • Pipeline HD 1-TB:1 TB
  • HDD speed
    • 640GB SATA II HDD:7200 RPM
    • Pipeline HD 1-TB:5900 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 640GB SATA II HDD:2.5"
    • Pipeline HD 1-TB:3.5"
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 640GB SATA II HDD:16 MB
    • Pipeline HD 1-TB:8 MB
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 640GB SATA II HDD:1 W
    • Pipeline HD 1-TB:0.7 W
  • Operating voltage
    • 640GB SATA II HDD:5 V
    • Pipeline HD 1-TB:5 / 12 V
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 640GB SATA II HDD:0 - 60 °C
    • Pipeline HD 1-TB:0 - 75 °C
  • Width
    • 640GB SATA II HDD:101.5 mm
    • Pipeline HD 1-TB:101.6 mm

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only (off)
Comparison of 640GB SATA II HDD, Pipeline HD 1-TB
35 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers640 GB1 TB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5900 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceSerial ATA IISerial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB8 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one8.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one4.17 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cycles5000050000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one1200000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 ms
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs1 W0.7 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one1 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C0 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one-300 - 3000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-300 - 12000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one70 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one300 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers101.5 mm101.6 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
Height26.1 mm26.1 mm
WeightKnown for one610 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs101.5 x 147 x 26.1 mm101.6 x 146.99 x 26.1 mm
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one175 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one12 sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalYesYes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one300 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s

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.

More internal hard drive comparisons

All internal hard drive comparisons