Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 7200.7 160GB vs Seagate ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 1identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 7200.7 160GB has 87 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160 (160 GB vs 73 GB). The Seagate ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160 has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 7200.7 160GB (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160 has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 7200.7 160GB (8 MB vs 2 MB). Interface: Serial ATA on the Seagate 7200.7 160GB, SCSI on the Seagate ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160. Dimensions (WxDxH): 101.6 x 146.9 x 26.04 mm on the Seagate 7200.7 160GB, 101.6 x 147 x 26.1 mm on the Seagate ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160.

  • HDD capacity
    • 7200.7 160GB:160 GB
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:73 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 7200.7 160GB:7200 RPM
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:10000 RPM
  • Interface
    • 7200.7 160GB:Serial ATA
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:SCSI
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 7200.7 160GB:2 MB
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:8 MB
  • HDD number of heads
    • 7200.7 160GB:4
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:8
  • Read seek time
    • 7200.7 160GB:8.5 ms
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:4.5 ms
  • Average latency
    • 7200.7 160GB:8.5 ms
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:3 ms
  • Weight
    • 7200.7 160GB:635 g
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:700 g

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Comparison of 7200.7 160GB, ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160
20 specifications
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers160 GB73 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM10000 RPM
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASCSI
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers2 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsDiffers48
Access timeKnown for one8.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeDiffers8.5 ms4.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one9.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers8.5 ms3 ms
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.3 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers635 g700 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs101.6 x 146.9 x 26.04 mm101.6 x 147 x 26.1 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for one0.1 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalYesYes
Total storage capacityKnown for one160 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source160 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+5V DC±5% +12V DC ±5%
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 / 12 V

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