Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate ES.3 4TB, SED-FIPS vs Seagate Spinpoint F3

17specifications compared
12differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- ES.3 4TB, SED-FIPS:4 TB
- Spinpoint F3:500 GB
HDD speed
- ES.3 4TB, SED-FIPS:7200 RPM
- Spinpoint F3:5400 RPM
Interface
- ES.3 4TB, SED-FIPS:SAS
- Spinpoint F3:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- ES.3 4TB, SED-FIPS:128 MB
- Spinpoint F3:16 MB
Average latency
- ES.3 4TB, SED-FIPS:4.16 ms
- Spinpoint F3:5.52 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- ES.3 4TB, SED-FIPS:5 - 60 °C
- Spinpoint F3:5 - 55 °C
Non-operating vibration
- ES.3 4TB, SED-FIPS:0.25 G
- Spinpoint F3:2.4 G
Operating shock
- ES.3 4TB, SED-FIPS:70 G
- Spinpoint F3:25 G

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Comparison of ES.3 4TB, SED-FIPS, Spinpoint F3
35 specifications	A Seagate ES.3 4TB, SED-FIPS View product	B Seagate Spinpoint F3 View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
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
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	11.86 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	7.80 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °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
Non-operating shock	300 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	101.8 mm	101.5 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	147.5 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	700 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

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