Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 2TB SAS vs Seagate 5TB SATAIII

19specifications compared
6differ
13identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2TB SAS:2 TB
- 5TB SATAIII:5 TB
Interface
- 2TB SAS:SAS
- 5TB SATAIII:Serial ATA III
Component for
- 2TB SAS:Server/workstation
- 5TB SATAIII:NAS
HDD sustained transfer rate
- 2TB SAS:226 MiB/s
- 5TB SATAIII:216 MiB/s
Power consumption (idle)
- 2TB SAS:4.84 W
- 5TB SATAIII:6.9 W
Weight
- 2TB SAS:605 g
- 5TB SATAIII:780 g

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Comparison of 2TB SAS, 5TB SATAIII
25 specifications	A Seagate 2TB SAS View product	B Seagate 5TB SATAIII View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	5 TB
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA III
Component forDiffers	Server/workstation	NAS
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers	226 MiB/s	216 MiB/s
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (idle)Differs	4.84 W	6.9 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.27 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8.93 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 G
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	605 g	780 g

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