Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS 500GB vs Seagate Cheetah 300GB

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS 500GB has 200 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Cheetah 300GB (500 GB vs 300 GB). The Seagate Cheetah 300GB has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS 500GB (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS 500GB has 5 ms more read seek time than the Seagate Cheetah 300GB (8.5 ms vs 3.5 ms). Interface: SAS on the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS 500GB, Fibre Channel on the Seagate Cheetah 300GB.

HDD capacity
- Barracuda ES.2 SAS 500GB:500 GB
- Cheetah 300GB:300 GB
HDD speed
- Barracuda ES.2 SAS 500GB:7200 RPM
- Cheetah 300GB:15000 RPM
Interface
- Barracuda ES.2 SAS 500GB:SAS
- Cheetah 300GB:Fibre Channel
Read seek time
- Barracuda ES.2 SAS 500GB:8.5 ms
- Cheetah 300GB:3.5 ms
Write seek time
- Barracuda ES.2 SAS 500GB:9.5 ms
- Cheetah 300GB:4 ms
Average latency
- Barracuda ES.2 SAS 500GB:4.16 ms
- Cheetah 300GB:2 ms
Width
- Barracuda ES.2 SAS 500GB:101.6 mm
- Cheetah 300GB:101.8 mm
Weight
- Barracuda ES.2 SAS 500GB:530 g
- Cheetah 300GB:839 g

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of Barracuda ES.2 SAS 500GB, Cheetah 300GB
15 specifications	A Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS 500GB View product	B Seagate Cheetah 300GB View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	300 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	15000 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Fibre Channel
Read seek timeDiffers	8.5 ms	3.5 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	9.5 ms	4 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.16 ms	2 ms
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 / 12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	530 g	839 g
Other featuresidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More internal hard drive comparisons

All internal hard drive comparisons