Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint M6 HM400LI vs Seagate Momentus 7200.3 SATA 3Gb/s 250-GB 25pk

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  • 5specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 1identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Spinpoint M6 HM400LI has 150 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 7200.3 SATA 3Gb/s 250-GB 25pk (400 GB vs 250 GB). The Seagate Momentus 7200.3 SATA 3Gb/s 250-GB 25pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung Spinpoint M6 HM400LI (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung Spinpoint M6 HM400LI has 7.83 ms more average latency than the Seagate Momentus 7200.3 SATA 3Gb/s 250-GB 25pk (12 ms vs 4.17 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung Spinpoint M6 HM400LI, Serial ATA on the Seagate Momentus 7200.3 SATA 3Gb/s 250-GB 25pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • Spinpoint M6 HM400LI:400 GB
    • Momentus 7200.3 SATA 3Gb/s 250-GB 25pk:250 GB
  • HDD speed
    • Spinpoint M6 HM400LI:5400 RPM
    • Momentus 7200.3 SATA 3Gb/s 250-GB 25pk:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • Spinpoint M6 HM400LI:Serial ATA II
    • Momentus 7200.3 SATA 3Gb/s 250-GB 25pk:Serial ATA
  • Average latency
    • Spinpoint M6 HM400LI:12 ms
    • Momentus 7200.3 SATA 3Gb/s 250-GB 25pk:4.17 ms

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Comparison of Spinpoint M6 HM400LI, Momentus 7200.3 SATA 3Gb/s 250-GB 25pk
21 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers400 GB250 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IISerial ATA
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLaptop
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source13 ms
Average latencyDiffers12 ms4.17 ms
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one8 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one330000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 A
Operating voltageKnown for one5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source70 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100.5 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source110 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
InternalYesYes
HDD transfer rateKnown for one495 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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