Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate CS 3TB SATA 6Gb/s vs Seagate Spinpoint M7E

19specifications compared
14differ
5identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- CS 3TB SATA 6Gb/s:3 TB
- Spinpoint M7E:500 GB
HDD speed
- CS 3TB SATA 6Gb/s:7200 RPM
- Spinpoint M7E:5400 RPM
HDD size
- CS 3TB SATA 6Gb/s:3.5"
- Spinpoint M7E:2.5"
Interface
- CS 3TB SATA 6Gb/s:Serial ATA III
- Spinpoint M7E:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- CS 3TB SATA 6Gb/s:64 MB
- Spinpoint M7E:8 MB
Read seek time
- CS 3TB SATA 6Gb/s:9.5 ms
- Spinpoint M7E:12 ms
Operating voltage
- CS 3TB SATA 6Gb/s:5 / 12 V
- Spinpoint M7E:5 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- CS 3TB SATA 6Gb/s:5 - 60 °C
- Spinpoint M7E:5 - 55 °C

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Comparison of CS 3TB SATA 6Gb/s, Spinpoint M7E
41 specifications	A Seagate CS 3TB SATA 6Gb/s View product	B Seagate Spinpoint M7E View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA II
Component forKnown for one	NAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeDiffers	9.5 ms	12 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	10.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
SMART technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	4096	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	300000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	800000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	5.53 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 G
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.8 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	626 g	105 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	3 Gbit/s
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Chrome
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Samsung
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 dB
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)

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