Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 2000GB 3.5" SATA III vs Seagate 500Gb Barracuda

18specifications compared
12differ
6identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2000GB 3.5" SATA III:2 TB
- 500Gb Barracuda:500 GB
Interface
- 2000GB 3.5" SATA III:Serial ATA III
- 500Gb Barracuda:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- 2000GB 3.5" SATA III:64 MB
- 500Gb Barracuda:16 MB
Power consumption (typical)
- 2000GB 3.5" SATA III:9.23 W
- 500Gb Barracuda:8 W
Power consumption (idle)
- 2000GB 3.5" SATA III:6.39 W
- 500Gb Barracuda:5 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 2000GB 3.5" SATA III:5 - 60 °C
- 500Gb Barracuda:0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 2000GB 3.5" SATA III:-40 - 70 °C
- 500Gb Barracuda:40 - 70 °C
Operating shock
- 2000GB 3.5" SATA III:63 G
- 500Gb Barracuda:70 G

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Comparison of 2000GB 3.5" SATA III, 500Gb Barracuda
35 specifications	A Seagate 2000GB 3.5" SATA III View product	B Seagate 500Gb Barracuda View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	16 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 ms
Average latency	4.16 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	750000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	9.23 W	8 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	6.39 W	5 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.57 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one	2.8 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	40 - 70 °C
Operating shockDiffers	63 G	70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	350 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	101.8 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	700 g	415 g
Other featuresidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fibre ChannelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3000 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 MB/s
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 dB

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