Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive vs Seagate 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD

20specifications compared
8differ
12identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD speed
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:5400 RPM
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:8 MB
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:16 MB
Average latency
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:5.6 ms
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:4.16 ms
Start-up current
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:1 A
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:1.89 A
Width
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:69.8 mm
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:101.6 mm
Depth
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:100 mm
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:147 mm
Height
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:9.5 mm
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:26.1 mm
Weight
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:115 g
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:610 g

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Comparison of HD500LI, 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD
40 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive Model HD500LI View product	B Seagate 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD View product
Features3 differ
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 ms
Average latencyDiffers	5.6 ms	4.16 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200000 h
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.4 W
Start-up currentDiffers	1 A	1.89 A
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	2.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for one	325 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	900 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	115 g	610 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 MB/s
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9 dB
Drive ready timeKnown for one	5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	3000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source

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.

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