Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack vs Seagate CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack has 3.96 ms more track to track seek time than the Seagate CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk (4.16 ms vs 0.2 ms). The Seagate CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk has 45.1 mm more width than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack (146.1 mm vs 101 mm). Interface: Serial ATA on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack, SCSI on the Seagate CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack, 5 - 55 °C on the Seagate CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk.

HDD speed
- Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack:7200 RPM
- CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk:10000 RPM
Interface
- Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack:Serial ATA
- CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk:SCSI
Track to track seek time
- Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack:4.16 ms
- CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk:0.2 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack:0 - 60 °C
- CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk:5 - 55 °C
Width
- Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack:101 mm
- CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk:146.1 mm
Depth
- Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack:146 mm
- CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk:101.6 mm
Height
- Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack:26 mm
- CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk:25.4 mm
Weight
- Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack:635 g
- CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk:726 g

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Comparison of Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack, CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk
31 specifications	A Seagate Barracuda 7200.8, 300GB, 20 pack View product	B Seagate CHEETAH 10K.7 300GB Ultra320 20 pk View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacity	300 GB	300 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	10000 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	SCSI
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Track to track seek timeDiffers	4.16 ms	0.2 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.7 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.3 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 ms
Poweridentical
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	7.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	63 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101 mm	146.1 mm
DepthDiffers	146 mm	101.6 mm
HeightDiffers	26 mm	25.4 mm
WeightDiffers	635 g	726 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	150 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	3.7 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146.05 x 101.6 x 25.4 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 Gbit/s
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCs

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