Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 3TB HDD SATA vs Seagate NAS 2TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm

18specifications compared
10differ
8identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 3TB HDD SATA:3 TB
- NAS 2TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:2 TB
HDD speed
- 3TB HDD SATA:7200 RPM
- NAS 2TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:5900 RPM
Start/stop cycles
- 3TB HDD SATA:300000
- NAS 2TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:600000
Power consumption (typical)
- 3TB HDD SATA:7.5 W
- NAS 2TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:4.3 W
Power consumption (standby)
- 3TB HDD SATA:0.75 W
- NAS 2TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:0.3 W
Power consumption (idle)
- 3TB HDD SATA:5 W
- NAS 2TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:3 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 3TB HDD SATA:0 - 60 °C
- NAS 2TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:0 - 70 °C
Width
- 3TB HDD SATA:101.6 mm
- NAS 2TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:147 mm

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Comparison of 3TB HDD SATA, NAS 2TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm
35 specifications	A Seagate 3TB HDD SATA View product	B Seagate NAS 2TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	2 TB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5900 RPM
Write speedKnown for one	146 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	180 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	5.1 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	4096	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesDiffers	300000	600000
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NAS
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	159 MiB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000000 h
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	7.5 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 W	3 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for one	80 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3000 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	147 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	101.6 mm
WeightDiffers	610 g	535 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 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.

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