Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate ES.3 3TB vs Seagate Spinpoint F3

17specifications compared
12differ
5identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- ES.3 3TB:3 TB
- Spinpoint F3:500 GB
HDD speed
- ES.3 3TB:7200 RPM
- Spinpoint F3:5400 RPM
Interface
- ES.3 3TB:SAS
- Spinpoint F3:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- ES.3 3TB:128 MB
- Spinpoint F3:16 MB
Average latency
- ES.3 3TB:4.16 ms
- Spinpoint F3:5.52 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- ES.3 3TB:5 - 60 °C
- Spinpoint F3:5 - 55 °C
Non-operating vibration
- ES.3 3TB:0.25 G
- Spinpoint F3:2.4 G
Operating shock
- ES.3 3TB:70 G
- Spinpoint F3:25 G

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Comparison of ES.3 3TB, Spinpoint F3
36 specifications	A Seagate ES.3 3TB View product	B Seagate Spinpoint F3 View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	128 MB	16 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.9 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.16 ms	5.52 ms
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	1400000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	10.72 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	6.74 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 G
Non-operating vibrationDiffers	0.25 G	2.4 G
Operating shockDiffers	70 G	25 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	101.8 mm	101.5 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	147.5 mm
WeightDiffers	655 g	475 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other features1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Chrome
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	3 Gbit/s
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	27 dB
Power requirementsKnown for one	+12V & +5V	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717050	Unknown — not stated by the source

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