Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB 25pk bulk vs Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel

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  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB 25pk bulk has 123.3 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel (160 GB vs 36.7 GB). The Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB 25pk bulk (8 MB vs 2 MB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB 25pk bulk has 2.16 ms more average latency than the Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel (4.16 ms vs 2 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB 25pk bulk, Fibre Channel on the Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB 25pk bulk, 5 - 55 °C on the Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel.

  • HDD capacity
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB 25pk bulk:160 GB
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:36.7 GB
  • Interface
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB 25pk bulk:Serial ATA II
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:Fibre Channel
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB 25pk bulk:2 MB
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:8 MB
  • Average latency
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB 25pk bulk:4.16 ms
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:2 ms
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB 25pk bulk:0 - 60 °C
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:5 - 55 °C
  • Operating shock
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB 25pk bulk:63 G
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:60 G
  • Non-operating shock
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB 25pk bulk:350 G
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:250 G
  • Depth
    • Barracuda 7200.9 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB 25pk bulk:147 mm
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:146.1 mm

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Comparison of Barracuda 7200.9 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 2MB 25pk bulk, Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel
32 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers160 GB36.7 GB
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15000 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIFibre Channel
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers2 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.16 ms2 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1400000 h
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15.27 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one1.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockDiffers63 G60 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G250 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width101.6 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm146.1 mm
HeightDiffers20 mm25.4 mm
WeightDiffers380 g771 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs101.6 x 146.99 x 19.99 mm101.6 x 146.05 x 25.4 mm
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source400 MB/s
External power adapterNoNo
InternalYesYes
Mac compatibilityNoNo
USB poweredNoNo
Compatible productsPCsPCs
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 dB
Data transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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