Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 3TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB vs Seagate NAS 4TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 3TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:3 TB
- NAS 4TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:4 TB
HDD speed
- 3TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:7200 RPM
- NAS 4TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:5900 RPM
HDD sustained transfer rate
- 3TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:210 MiB/s
- NAS 4TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:159 MiB/s
Start/stop cycles
- 3TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:300000
- NAS 4TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:600000
Power consumption (typical)
- 3TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:8 W
- NAS 4TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:4.8 W
Power consumption (idle)
- 3TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:5.8 W
- NAS 4TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:3.95 W
Start-up current
- 3TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:2.5 A
- NAS 4TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:2 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 3TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB:0 - 60 °C
- NAS 4TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm:0 - 70 °C

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Comparison of 3TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB, NAS 4TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm
29 specifications	A Seagate 3TB SATA 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB View product	B Seagate NAS 4TB SATA 3.5" 5900rpm View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	4 TB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5900 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	64 MB	64 MB
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers	210 MiB/s	159 MiB/s
HDD number of headsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	9.5 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
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000000 h
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	8 W	4.8 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.75 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Differs	5.8 W	3.95 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
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 & dimensions2 differ
Width	101.6 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	26.1 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	147 mm	26.1 mm
WeightKnown for one	629 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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