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Seagate 3.5" 320 GB SATA vs Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 20pk

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 2identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 3.5" 320 GB SATA has 173.2 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 20pk (320 GB vs 146.8 GB). The Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 20pk has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 3.5" 320 GB SATA (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate 3.5" 320 GB SATA has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 20pk (16 MB vs 8 MB). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Seagate 3.5" 320 GB SATA, Fibre Channel on the Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 20pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • 3.5" 320 GB SATA:320 GB
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:146.8 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 3.5" 320 GB SATA:7200 RPM
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:10000 RPM
  • Interface
    • 3.5" 320 GB SATA:Serial ATA II
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:Fibre Channel
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 3.5" 320 GB SATA:16 MB
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:8 MB
  • Average latency
    • 3.5" 320 GB SATA:4.16 ms
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:3 ms
  • Depth
    • 3.5" 320 GB SATA:147 mm
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:146.1 mm
  • Height
    • 3.5" 320 GB SATA:26.1 mm
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:25.4 mm
  • Weight
    • 3.5" 320 GB SATA:635 g
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:726 g

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Comparison of 3.5" 320 GB SATA, Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 20pk
23 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers320 GB146.8 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM10000 RPM
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIFibre Channel
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.7 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.3 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.16 ms3 ms
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one700000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15.5 W
Operating voltageKnown for one5 / 12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source225 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers147 mm146.1 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm25.4 mm
WeightDiffers635 g726 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source200 MB/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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