Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD vs Seagate Green 2TB

15specifications compared
9differ
6identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:500 GB
- Green 2TB:2 TB
HDD speed
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:7200 RPM
- Green 2TB:5900 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:16 MB
- Green 2TB:32 MB
Average latency
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:4.16 ms
- Green 2TB:5.1 ms
Power consumption (typical)
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:10.4 W
- Green 2TB:6.9 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:5 - 60 °C
- Green 2TB:0 - 60 °C
Width
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:101.6 mm
- Green 2TB:101.8 mm
Weight
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:610 g
- Green 2TB:655 g

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Comparison of 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD, Green 2TB
35 specifications	A Seagate 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD View product	B Seagate Green 2TB View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5900 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	32 MB
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
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.16 ms	5.1 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	1200000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	10.4 W	6.9 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	1.89 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.85 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	610 g	655 g
Other features1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fibre ChannelKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateDiffers	150 MB/s	95 MB/s
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	1.9 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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