Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 5TB SATAIII vs Seagate 6TB SAS

21specifications compared
5differ
16identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 5TB SATAIII:5 TB
- 6TB SAS:6 TB
Interface
- 5TB SATAIII:Serial ATA III
- 6TB SAS:SAS
Power consumption (idle)
- 5TB SATAIII:6.9 W
- 6TB SAS:7.97 W
Power consumption (read)
- 5TB SATAIII:11.27 W
- 6TB SAS:11.86 W
Non-operating vibration
- 5TB SATAIII:5 G
- 6TB SAS:4.9 G

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Comparison of 5TB SATAIII, 6TB SAS
26 specifications	A Seagate 5TB SATAIII View product	B Seagate 6TB SAS View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	5 TB	6 TB
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	SAS
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Component forKnown for one	NAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one	216 MiB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.86 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	6.9 W	7.97 W
Power consumption (read)Differs	11.27 W	11.86 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Non-operating vibrationDiffers	5 G	4.9 G

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