Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 10K.6 450GB 2.5" 6G SAS vs Seagate ES.3 2TB, SED-FIPS

21specifications compared
15differ
6identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 10K.6 450GB 2.5" 6G SAS:450 GB
- ES.3 2TB, SED-FIPS:2 TB
HDD speed
- 10K.6 450GB 2.5" 6G SAS:10000 RPM
- ES.3 2TB, SED-FIPS:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 10K.6 450GB 2.5" 6G SAS:2.5"
- ES.3 2TB, SED-FIPS:3.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- 10K.6 450GB 2.5" 6G SAS:64 MB
- ES.3 2TB, SED-FIPS:128 MB
Average latency
- 10K.6 450GB 2.5" 6G SAS:2.9 ms
- ES.3 2TB, SED-FIPS:4.16 ms
Power consumption (idle)
- 10K.6 450GB 2.5" 6G SAS:3.4 W
- ES.3 2TB, SED-FIPS:5.78 W
Operating voltage
- 10K.6 450GB 2.5" 6G SAS:5 V
- ES.3 2TB, SED-FIPS:5 / 12 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 10K.6 450GB 2.5" 6G SAS:5 - 55 °C
- ES.3 2TB, SED-FIPS:5 - 60 °C

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Comparison of 10K.6 450GB 2.5" 6G SAS, ES.3 2TB, SED-FIPS
32 specifications	A Seagate 10K.6 450GB 2.5" 6G SAS View product	B Seagate ES.3 2TB, SED-FIPS View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	450 GB	2 TB
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Interface	SAS	SAS
Component for	Server/workstation	Server/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	128 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	2.9 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1400000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (idle)Differs	3.4 W	5.78 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.59 W
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	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	0.5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationDiffers	3 G	0.25 G
Operating shockDiffers	40 G	70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	400 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	70.1 mm	101.8 mm
DepthDiffers	100.5 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	222 g	635 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+12V & +5V

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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