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Seagate 1TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB vs Seagate 3TB HDD SATA

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 13identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 1TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:1 TB
    • 3TB HDD SATA:3 TB
  • HDD number of heads
    • 1TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:2
    • 3TB HDD SATA:8
  • Read seek time
    • 1TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:8.5 ms
    • 3TB HDD SATA:12 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 1TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:9.5 ms
    • 3TB HDD SATA:12 ms
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 1TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:5.9 W
    • 3TB HDD SATA:7.5 W
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 1TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:0.63 W
    • 3TB HDD SATA:0.75 W
  • Height
    • 1TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:20.2 mm
    • 3TB HDD SATA:26.1 mm
  • Weight
    • 1TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:400 g
    • 3TB HDD SATA:610 g

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Comparison of 1TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB, 3TB HDD SATA
32 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB3 TB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceSerial ATA IIISerial ATA III
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer size64 MB64 MB
Write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source146 MB/s
Read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source180 MB/s
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 Gbit/s
HDD number of headsDiffers28
Read seek timeDiffers8.5 ms12 ms
Write seek timeDiffers9.5 ms12 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.1 ms
Bytes per sector40964096
Start/stop cycles300000300000
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one210 MiB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs5.9 W7.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.63 W0.75 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.75 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up current2 A2 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width101.6 mm101.6 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers20.2 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers400 g610 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHSUnknown — not stated by the source

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