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Seagate 450GB 3.5" SAS vs Seagate Momentus 5400.5

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 2identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 450GB 3.5" SAS:450 GB
    • Momentus 5400.5:320 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 450GB 3.5" SAS:15000 RPM
    • Momentus 5400.5:5400 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 450GB 3.5" SAS:3.5"
    • Momentus 5400.5:2.5"
  • Interface
    • 450GB 3.5" SAS:SAS
    • Momentus 5400.5:Serial ATA
  • Component for
    • 450GB 3.5" SAS:Server/workstation
    • Momentus 5400.5:Laptop
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 450GB 3.5" SAS:16 MB
    • Momentus 5400.5:8 MB
  • HDD number of heads
    • 450GB 3.5" SAS:8
    • Momentus 5400.5:4
  • Read seek time
    • 450GB 3.5" SAS:3.4 ms
    • Momentus 5400.5:11 ms

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Comparison of 450GB 3.5" SAS, Momentus 5400.5
40 specifications
Features9 differ
HDD capacityDiffers450 GB320 GB
HDD speedDiffers15000 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSASSerial ATA
Component forDiffersServer/workstationLaptop
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsDiffers84
Read seek timeDiffers3.4 ms11 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 ms
Average latencyDiffers2 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one3.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.21 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one17.3 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one12.4 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating vibration1 G1 G
Non-operating vibrationDiffers2 G5 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 3048 m
Operating shockDiffers60 G350 G
Non-operating shockDiffers250 G1000 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers146.1 mm100.5 mm
HeightDiffers25.4 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers709 g98.5 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source830 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+5V ± 5%
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 MB/s
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Recording densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1337000 kbit/inch
Track densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source191500
Sustained data rateKnown for one171 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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