Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive vs Seagate ST3160318AS - Barracuda

18specifications compared
14differ
4identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:500 GB
- ST3160318AS - Barracuda:160 GB
HDD speed
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:5400 RPM
- ST3160318AS - Barracuda:7200 RPM
HDD size
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:2.5"
- ST3160318AS - Barracuda:3.5"
Interface
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:Serial ATA II
- ST3160318AS - Barracuda:Serial ATA
Average latency
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:5.6 ms
- ST3160318AS - Barracuda:4.17 ms
Start/stop cycles
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:600000
- ST3160318AS - Barracuda:50000
Operating voltage
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:5 V
- ST3160318AS - Barracuda:5 / 12 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:5 - 55 °C
- ST3160318AS - Barracuda:0 - 60 °C

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Comparison of HM500JI, ST3160318AS - Barracuda
39 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive Model HM500JI View product	B Seagate ST3160318AS - Barracuda View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	160 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write speedKnown for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	138 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	5.6 ms	4.17 ms
Start/stop cyclesDiffers	600000	50000
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
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	7.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	7.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one	1.5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-400 - 15000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	400 G	70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	900 G	350 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	105 g	540 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V±5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	69.85 x 100 x 9.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NCQ, Adaptive Fly Height, Clean Sweep, Enhanced G-Force Protection, Seagate SoftSonic, PMR
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s

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