Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 5400.3 SATA 40GB vs Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 2identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk has 106.8 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 5400.3 SATA 40GB (146.8 GB vs 40 GB). The Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk has 4,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 5400.3 SATA 40GB (10000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk has 3 more HDD heads than the Seagate 5400.3 SATA 40GB (4 vs 1). Interface: Serial ATA on the Seagate 5400.3 SATA 40GB, Fibre Channel on the Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk. Component for: Laptop on the Seagate 5400.3 SATA 40GB, Server/workstation on the Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • 5400.3 SATA 40GB:40 GB
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:146.8 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 5400.3 SATA 40GB:5400 RPM
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:10000 RPM
  • Interface
    • 5400.3 SATA 40GB:Serial ATA
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:Fibre Channel
  • Component for
    • 5400.3 SATA 40GB:Laptop
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:Server/workstation
  • HDD number of heads
    • 5400.3 SATA 40GB:1
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:4
  • Read seek time
    • 5400.3 SATA 40GB:11 ms
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:4.7 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 5400.3 SATA 40GB:13 ms
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:5.3 ms
  • Average latency
    • 5400.3 SATA 40GB:5.6 ms
    • Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:3 ms

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Comparison of 5400.3 SATA 40GB, Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk
42 specifications
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers40 GB146.8 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM10000 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAFibre Channel
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forDiffersLaptopServer/workstation
HDD number of headsDiffers14
Read seek timeDiffers11 ms4.7 ms
Write seek timeDiffers13 ms5.3 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one22 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one1.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms3 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one600000Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one0.6 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one1.9 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one1.8 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one1 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15.5 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 55 °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 vibrationKnown for one1 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one5 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one350 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockDiffers900 G225 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers69.8 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers100.5 mm146.1 mm
HeightDiffers9.5 mm25.4 mm
WeightDiffers96 g726 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one3 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source200 MB/s
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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