Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 2000GB 3.5 vs Seagate Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive

20specifications compared
16differ
4identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2000GB 3.5:2 TB
- Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:5 TB
HDD speed
- 2000GB 3.5:5900 RPM
- Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- 2000GB 3.5:3.5"
- Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:2.5"
Interface
- 2000GB 3.5:Serial ATA II
- Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:Serial ATA III
Storage drive buffer size
- 2000GB 3.5:32 MB
- Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:128 MB
Average latency
- 2000GB 3.5:5.5 ms
- Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:5.6 ms
Bytes per sector
- 2000GB 3.5:512
- Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:4096
Power consumption (idle)
- 2000GB 3.5:5.5 W
- Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive:1.1 W

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Comparison of 2000GB 3.5, ST5000LM000
32 specifications	A Seagate 2000GB 3.5 View product	B Seagate Barracuda ST5000LM000 internal hard drive Model ST5000LM000 View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	5 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5900 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA III
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	32 MB	128 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
Average latencyDiffers	5.5 ms	5.6 ms
Bytes per sectorDiffers	512	4096
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (idle)Differs	5.5 W	1.1 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2 A	1.2 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	6.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.7 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.52 G
Operating shockDiffers	70 G	300 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	650 G
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.8 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	100.3 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	660 g	190 g
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Sustained data rateKnown for one	95 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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