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Seagate 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel vs Seagate 7200.12 SATA 250GB

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 5identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:600 GB
    • 7200.12 SATA 250GB:250 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:10000 RPM
    • 7200.12 SATA 250GB:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:Fibre Channel
    • 7200.12 SATA 250GB:Serial ATA
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:16 MB
    • 7200.12 SATA 250GB:8 MB
  • HDD number of heads
    • 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:8
    • 7200.12 SATA 250GB:1
  • Read seek time
    • 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:3.8 ms
    • 7200.12 SATA 250GB:8.5 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:4.4 ms
    • 7200.12 SATA 250GB:9.5 ms
  • Average latency
    • 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:3 ms
    • 7200.12 SATA 250GB:4.16 ms

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Comparison of 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel, 7200.12 SATA 250GB
40 specifications
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers600 GB250 GB
HDD speedDiffers10000 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersFibre ChannelSerial ATA
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB8 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16383
HDD number of headsDiffers81
Read seek timeDiffers3.8 ms8.5 ms
Write seek timeDiffers4.4 ms9.5 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 ms
Average latencyDiffers3 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Component forKnown for oneServer/workstationUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one1600000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (idle)Differs6.49 W5 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one10.07 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers60 G70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers300 G350 G
Operating vibrationKnown for one1 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one3 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width101.6 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers146.5 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers25.4 mm20 mm
WeightDiffers686 g415 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.695 Gbit/s
Disks included quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 MB/s
Plug and PlayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Recording densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1413 kbit/inch
Track densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source236
Sustained data rateDiffers150 MB/s125 MB/s

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