Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 11identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk has 340 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100 (500 GB vs 160 GB). The Seagate 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk has 14 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100 (16 MB vs 2 MB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100 has 7.5 ms more track to track seek time than the Seagate 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk (8.5 ms vs 1 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Seagate 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100.

  • HDD capacity
    • 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk:500 GB
    • Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100:160 GB
  • Interface
    • 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk:Serial ATA II
    • Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100:Ultra-ATA/100
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk:16 MB
    • Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100:2 MB
  • Track to track seek time
    • 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk:1 ms
    • Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100:8.5 ms
  • Weight
    • 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk:635 g
    • Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100:380 g

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Comparison of 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk, Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100
35 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB160 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIUltra-ATA/100
Component forKnown for oneSurveillance systemUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB2 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one17 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one14 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeDiffers1 ms8.5 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.16 ms
Poweridentical
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 W
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.8 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one63 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shock300 G300 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width101.6 mm101.6 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
Height26.1 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers635 g380 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one+5V; +12VUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one9 sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalYesYes
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one0-4Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one0-6Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 MB/s
Compatible productsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCs
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.7 dB

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