Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 4TB SATA III 3.5" vs Seagate S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive

14specifications compared
11differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":4 TB
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:500 GB
HDD speed
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":5900 RPM
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":3.5"
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:2.5"
Interface
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":Serial ATA III
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:Serial ATA
Power consumption (typical)
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":7.5 W
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:2.9 W
Operating voltage
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":5 / 12 V
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:5 V
Operating shock
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":80 G
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:350 G
Width
- 4TB SATA III 3.5":101.6 mm
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:69.8 mm

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Comparison of 4TB SATA III 3.5", ST500LM000
30 specifications	A Seagate 4TB SATA III 3.5"View product	B Seagate S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive Model ST500LM000 View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5900 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size	64 MB	64 MB
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
Read seek timeKnown for one	9.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	5.1 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server/workstation
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SMART technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	7.5 W	2.9 W
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
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockDiffers	80 G	350 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	146.1 mm	100.3 mm
HeightDiffers	12.7 mm	7 mm
WeightDiffers	408 g	95 g
Other featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Stainless steel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s

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