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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 1TB Barracuda vs Seagate Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 8identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 1 TB
    • 500 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 7200 RPM
    • 5900 RPM
  • Interface
    • Serial ATA II
    • Serial ATA
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 32 MB
    • 16 MB
  • Read seek time
    • 8.5 ms
    • 16 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 9.5 ms
    • 16 ms
  • Average latency
    • 4.16 ms
    • 5.1 ms
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • 40 - 70 °C
    • -40 - 70 °C

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Seagate

1TB BarracudaView product
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Seagate

Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GBView product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5900 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IISerial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers32 MB16 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one16383
HDD number of headsKnown for one2
Read seek timeDiffers8.5 ms16 ms
Write seek timeDiffers9.5 ms16 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one1 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.16 ms5.1 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000
Poweridentical
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one2 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for one350 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one350 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shock70 G70 G
Non-operating shock300 G300 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm101.8 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm20.2 mm
WeightDiffers622 g415 g
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one1285 Mbit/s
Disks included quantityKnown for one1 pc(s)
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one300 MB/s
InternalYesYes
Recording densityKnown for one1417 kbit/inch
Track densityKnown for one236
Sustained data rateDiffers125 MB/s95 MB/s
Ethernet LANKnown for oneNo
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one101.6 x 146.99 x 26.1 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for one300 Gbit/s
Fibre ChannelKnown for oneNo
FireWire 400Known for oneNo
FireWire 800Known for oneNo
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one0
USB poweredKnown for oneNo
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one2.5 dB

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