Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 4TB SATA III 3.5" vs Seagate Spinpoint F3

17specifications compared
13differ
4identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":4 TB
- Spinpoint F3:500 GB
HDD speed
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":5900 RPM
- Spinpoint F3:5400 RPM
Interface
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":Serial ATA III
- Spinpoint F3:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":64 MB
- Spinpoint F3:16 MB
Read seek time
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":9.5 ms
- Spinpoint F3:8.9 ms
Average latency
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":5.1 ms
- Spinpoint F3:5.52 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":0 - 60 °C
- Spinpoint F3:5 - 55 °C
Operating shock
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":80 G
- Spinpoint F3:25 G

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Comparison of 4TB SATA III 3.5", Spinpoint F3
37 specifications	A Seagate 4TB SATA III 3.5"View product	B Seagate Spinpoint F3 View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5900 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	16 MB
Read seek timeDiffers	9.5 ms	8.9 ms
Average latencyDiffers	5.1 ms	5.52 ms
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 number of headsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	7.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.75 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.75 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one	2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 G
Operating shockDiffers	80 G	25 G
Non-operating shock	300 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.5 mm
DepthDiffers	146.1 mm	147.5 mm
HeightDiffers	12.7 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	408 g	475 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Stainless steel	Chrome
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Samsung
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 dB

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