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Seagate Savvio 10K.4 internal hard drive vs Seagate Barracuda 320GB

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 3identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • Savvio 10K.4 internal hard drive:450 GB
    • Barracuda 320GB:320 GB
  • HDD speed
    • Savvio 10K.4 internal hard drive:10000 RPM
    • Barracuda 320GB:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • Savvio 10K.4 internal hard drive:SAS
    • Barracuda 320GB:Serial ATA II
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • Savvio 10K.4 internal hard drive:16 MB
    • Barracuda 320GB:8 MB
  • Read seek time
    • Savvio 10K.4 internal hard drive:3.8 ms
    • Barracuda 320GB:0.8 ms
  • Write seek time
    • Savvio 10K.4 internal hard drive:4.4 ms
    • Barracuda 320GB:1 ms
  • Average latency
    • Savvio 10K.4 internal hard drive:3 ms
    • Barracuda 320GB:4.16 ms
  • Start-up current
    • Savvio 10K.4 internal hard drive:0.87 A
    • Barracuda 320GB:2.8 A

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Comparison of 10K.4, Barracuda 320GB
38 specifications
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers450 GB320 GB
HDD speedDiffers10000 RPM7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffersSASSerial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB8 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16383
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Read seek timeDiffers3.8 ms0.8 ms
Write seek timeDiffers4.4 ms1 ms
Average latencyDiffers3 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one2000000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Start-up currentDiffers0.87 A2.8 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one8.66 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one4.63 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating vibrationDiffers0.5 G5–22Hz: 0.25Gs, 22–350Hz: 0.50Gs, 350–500Hz: 0.25Gs
Non-operating vibrationDiffers3 G5–22Hz: 0.25Gs, 22–350Hz: 5.0Gs, 350–500Hz: 1.0Gs
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-60.96 - 3.048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-60.96 - 12.192 m
Operating shockDiffers40 G63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers400 G350 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers70.1 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers100.5 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers15 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers208 g635 g
Other features1 differ
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1030 Mbit/s
Recording densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source781 kbit/inch
USB poweredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Sustained data rateDiffers135 MB/s72 MB/s
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0-4
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0-6
Data transfer rateKnown for one6 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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