Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda 16TB vs Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive

13specifications compared
6differ
7identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 16TB has 504 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive (512 MB vs 8 MB). The Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive has 0.6 A more start-up current than the Seagate Barracuda 16TB (2.6 A vs 2 A). The Seagate Barracuda 16TB has 10 - 60 °C more operating temperature (T-T) than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive (10 - 60 °C vs 0 - 60 °C). HDD capacity: 16 TB on the Seagate Barracuda 16TB, 250 GB on the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- Barracuda 16TB:16 TB
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:250 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- Barracuda 16TB:512 MB
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:8 MB
Start-up current
- Barracuda 16TB:2 A
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:2.6 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Barracuda 16TB:10 - 60 °C
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:0 - 60 °C
Width
- Barracuda 16TB:101.8 mm
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:101.6 mm
Weight
- Barracuda 16TB:695 g
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:580 g

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Comparison of Barracuda 16TB, ST3250824A-RF
37 specifications	A Seagate Barracuda 16TB View product	B Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive Model ST3250824A-RF View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	16 TB	250 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	512 MB	8 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16383
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
RefurbishedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one	190 MiB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2 A	2.6 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	6.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.8 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	695 g	580 g
Other featuresidentical
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCs
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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