Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 320GB 2.5 vs Seagate Performance 10K HDD

19specifications compared
14differ
5identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 320GB 2.5:320 GB
- Performance 10K HDD:1.8 TB
HDD speed
- 320GB 2.5:5400 RPM
- Performance 10K HDD:10000 RPM
Interface
- 320GB 2.5:Serial ATA II
- Performance 10K HDD:SAS
Storage drive buffer size
- 320GB 2.5:8 MB
- Performance 10K HDD:128 MB
HDD number of heads
- 320GB 2.5:3
- Performance 10K HDD:8
Average latency
- 320GB 2.5:5.6 ms
- Performance 10K HDD:2.9 ms
Power consumption (idle)
- 320GB 2.5:0.81 W
- Performance 10K HDD:4.55 W
Start-up current
- 320GB 2.5:1 A
- Performance 10K HDD:0.47 A

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of 320GB 2.5, Performance 10K HDD
32 specifications	A Seagate 320GB 2.5 View product	B Seagate Performance 10K HDD View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	1.8 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	10000 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	SAS
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	128 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	241 MiB/s
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
HDD number of headsDiffers	3	8
Average latencyDiffers	5.6 ms	2.9 ms
Component forKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	600000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.8 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	0.81 W	4.55 W
Start-up currentDiffers	1 A	0.47 A
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.22 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	2.85 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 G
Operating shockDiffers	350 G	40 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	400 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	70.1 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	98.8 g	199 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 pc(s)

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