Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk vs Seagate Momentus 5400.3 160 GB

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  • 11differ
  • 1identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk has 340 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 160 GB (500 GB vs 160 GB). The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 160 GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk has 24 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 160 GB (32 MB vs 8 MB). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk, Serial ATA on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 160 GB.

  • HDD capacity
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:500 GB
    • Momentus 5400.3 160 GB:160 GB
  • HDD speed
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:7200 RPM
    • Momentus 5400.3 160 GB:5400 RPM
  • Interface
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:Serial ATA II
    • Momentus 5400.3 160 GB:Serial ATA
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:32 MB
    • Momentus 5400.3 160 GB:8 MB
  • Read seek time
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:1 ms
    • Momentus 5400.3 160 GB:11 ms
  • Write seek time
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:1.2 ms
    • Momentus 5400.3 160 GB:13 ms
  • Average latency
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:4.16 ms
    • Momentus 5400.3 160 GB:5.56 ms
  • Width
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:101.6 mm
    • Momentus 5400.3 160 GB:69.8 mm

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Comparison of Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk, Momentus 5400.3 160 GB
40 specifications
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB160 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IISerial ATA
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLaptop
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers32 MB8 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16383
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Read seek timeDiffers1 ms11 ms
Write seek timeDiffers1.2 ms13 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 ms
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.5 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.16 ms5.56 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 W
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source900 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm100.5 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers530 g100 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source352 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+5.0V ± 5%
Disks included quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 pc(s)
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 MB/s
Drive ready timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 s
Recording densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source870 kbit/inch
Track densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150000
Data transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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