Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ ret

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 1identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ ret has 13.2 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel (160 GB vs 146.8 GB). The Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ ret (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ ret has 8 more HDD heads than the Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel (16 vs 8). Interface: Fibre Channel on the Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel, Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ ret.

  • HDD capacity
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:146.8 GB
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ ret:160 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:15000 RPM
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ ret:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:Fibre Channel
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ ret:Serial ATA II
  • HDD number of heads
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:8
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ ret:16
  • Read seek time
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:3.5 ms
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ ret:11 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:4 ms
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ ret:12 ms
  • Average latency
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:2 ms
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ ret:4.16 ms
  • Weight
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:771 g
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ ret:580 g

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Comparison of 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel, Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ ret
36 specifications
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers146.8 GB160 GB
HDD speedDiffers15000 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffersFibre ChannelSerial ATA II
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneServer/workstationUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsDiffers816
Read seek timeDiffers3.5 ms11 ms
Write seek timeDiffers4 ms12 ms
Average latencyDiffers2 ms4.16 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one1400000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of cylindersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16383
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one19.36 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one13.7 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one5 / 12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.329 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.946 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 600 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-60.96 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-60.96 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one60 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one250 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one101.6 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one146.1 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one25.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers771 g580 g
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one58 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 x 146.9 x 26.04 mm
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 MB/s
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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