Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" vs Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD, 5TB

18specifications compared
14differ
4identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":500 GB
- Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD, 5TB:5 TB
HDD size
- 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":2.5"
- Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD, 5TB:3.5"
Component for
- 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":Laptop
- Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD, 5TB:NAS
Storage drive buffer size
- 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":32 MB
- Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD, 5TB:128 MB
Bytes per sector
- 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":4096
- Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD, 5TB:512
Power consumption (typical)
- 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":1.5 W
- Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD, 5TB:11.27 W
Operating voltage
- 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":5 V
- Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD, 5TB:5 / 12 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":0 - 60 °C
- Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD, 5TB:5 - 60 °C

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Comparison of 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5", Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD, 5TB
30 specifications	A Seagate 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5"View product	B Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD, 5TB View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	5 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forDiffers	Laptop	NAS
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	32 MB	128 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorDiffers	4096	512
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.16 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1400000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	1.5 W	11.27 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.9 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.27 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	400 G	70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	250 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	70.1 mm	101.8 mm
DepthDiffers	100.5 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	7 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	95 g	780 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717050	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)

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