Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 320GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" vs Seagate Cheetah ST3600057FC-20PK internal hard drive

21specifications compared
19differ
2identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 320GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":320 GB
- Cheetah ST3600057FC-20PK internal hard drive:600 GB
HDD speed
- 320GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":7200 RPM
- Cheetah ST3600057FC-20PK internal hard drive:15000 RPM
HDD size
- 320GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":2.5"
- Cheetah ST3600057FC-20PK internal hard drive:3.5"
Interface
- 320GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":Serial ATA III
- Cheetah ST3600057FC-20PK internal hard drive:Fibre Channel
Component for
- 320GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":Laptop
- Cheetah ST3600057FC-20PK internal hard drive:Server/workstation
Storage drive buffer size
- 320GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":32 MB
- Cheetah ST3600057FC-20PK internal hard drive:16 MB
Read seek time
- 320GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":11 ms
- Cheetah ST3600057FC-20PK internal hard drive:3.4 ms
Write seek time
- 320GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":11 ms
- Cheetah ST3600057FC-20PK internal hard drive:3.9 ms

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Comparison of 320GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5", ST3600057FC-20PK
31 specifications	A Seagate 320GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5"View product	B Seagate Cheetah ST3600057FC-20PK internal hard drive Model ST3600057FC-20PK View product
Features9 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	600 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	15000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Fibre Channel
Component forDiffers	Laptop	Server/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	32 MB	16 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Read seek timeDiffers	11 ms	3.4 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	11 ms	3.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 ms
Bytes per sectorDiffers	4096	512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600000 h
Average seek timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	1.5 W	16.31 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.61 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.65 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	1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 G
Operating shockDiffers	400 G	60 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	70.1 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	100.5 mm	146.5 mm
HeightDiffers	7 mm	25.4 mm
WeightDiffers	95 g	686 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 pc(s)
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	4 Gbit/s

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