Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA 250GB vs Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk

15specifications compared
12differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA 250GB:250 GB
- Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:146.8 GB
HDD speed
- Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA 250GB:7200 RPM
- Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:10000 RPM
Interface
- Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA 250GB:Serial ATA II
- Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:Fibre Channel
Storage drive buffer size
- Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA 250GB:32 MB
- Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:8 MB
Read seek time
- Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA 250GB:8.5 ms
- Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:4.7 ms
Write seek time
- Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA 250GB:9.5 ms
- Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:5.3 ms
Average latency
- Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA 250GB:4.16 ms
- Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:3 ms
Power consumption (typical)
- Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA 250GB:10.6 W
- Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk:15.5 W

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Comparison of Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA 250GB, Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk
29 specifications	A Seagate Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA 250GB View product	B Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 146 GB Fibre Channel 25pk View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	146.8 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	10000 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Fibre Channel
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	32 MB	8 MB
Read seek timeDiffers	8.5 ms	4.7 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	9.5 ms	5.3 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	1 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.16 ms	3 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server/workstation
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	10.6 W	15.5 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 / 12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 55 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for one	63 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	225 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	101.6 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	146.1 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	25.4 mm
WeightDiffers	518 g	726 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	3.25 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 MB/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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