Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3pk

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  • 6specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 1identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 26.8 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3pk (146.8 GB vs 120 GB). The Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3pk (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3pk has 2.16 ms more average latency than the Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel (4.16 ms vs 2 ms). Interface: Fibre Channel on the Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel, Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:146.8 GB
    • Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3pk:120 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:15000 RPM
    • Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3pk:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:Fibre Channel
    • Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3pk:Serial ATA II
  • Average latency
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:2 ms
    • Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3pk:4.16 ms
  • Weight
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:771 g
    • Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3pk:580 g

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Comparison of 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel, Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3pk
34 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers146.8 GB120 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 headsKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one3.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one4 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers2 ms4.16 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one1400000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
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
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
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 x 146.9 x 26.04 mm
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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