Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk vs Seagate Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk

16specifications compared
11differ
5identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk has 100 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk (160 GB vs 60 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk, 5 V on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk.

HDD capacity
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk:160 GB
- Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:60 GB
HDD speed
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk:7200 RPM
- Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:5400 RPM
HDD size
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk:3.5"
- Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:2.5"
Interface
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk:Serial ATA II
- Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer size
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk:2 MB
- Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:8 MB
Average latency
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk:4.16 ms
- Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:5.6 ms
Operating voltage
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk:5 / 12 V
- Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:5 V
Width
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk:101.6 mm
- Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:69.8 mm

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Comparison of Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk, Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk
27 specifications	A Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 25pk View product	B Seagate Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	60 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
HDD number of heads	2	2
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.16 ms	5.6 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.5 ms
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)	0.8 W	0.8 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	2.8 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	100.2 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	380 g	98 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	PCs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	2.7 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 Mbit/s
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 MB/s

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