Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III vs Seagate 2TB SATAIII

22specifications compared
10differ
12identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

HDD speed
- Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:7200 RPM
- 2TB SATAIII:5900 RPM
Component for
- Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:PC
- 2TB SATAIII:NAS
HDD sustained transfer rate
- Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:210 MiB/s
- 2TB SATAIII:159 MiB/s
Start/stop cycles
- Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:300000
- 2TB SATAIII:600000
Power consumption (typical)
- Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:8 W
- 2TB SATAIII:4.3 W
Power consumption (standby)
- Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:0.75 W
- 2TB SATAIII:0.3 W
Power consumption (idle)
- Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:5.4 W
- 2TB SATAIII:3 W
Start-up current
- Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:2.5 A
- 2TB SATAIII:2 A

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of 2TB, 2TB SATAIII
28 specifications	A Seagate Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III Model 2TB View product	B Seagate 2TB SATAIII View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacity	2 TB	2 TB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5900 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forDiffers	PC	NAS
Storage drive buffer size	64 MB	64 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers	210 MiB/s	159 MiB/s
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesDiffers	300000	600000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000000 h
Power4 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	8 W	4.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.75 W	0.3 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.75 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Differs	5.4 W	3 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2.5 A	2 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter included	No	No
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	101.6 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	626 g	535 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per pack	20 pc(s)	20 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	40 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More internal hard drive comparisons

All internal hard drive comparisons