Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate HD Atlas 10K III 36GB U160 80Pin 10krpm vs Seagate HD Fireball 3 20GB ATA133 5400rpm

Add a product
  • 6specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 1identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate HD Atlas 10K III 36GB U160 80Pin 10krpm has 16.7 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate HD Fireball 3 20GB ATA133 5400rpm (36.7 GB vs 20 GB). The Seagate HD Fireball 3 20GB ATA133 5400rpm has 2.5 ms more average latency than the Seagate HD Atlas 10K III 36GB U160 80Pin 10krpm (5.5 ms vs 3 ms). The Seagate HD Atlas 10K III 36GB U160 80Pin 10krpm has 191 g more weight than the Seagate HD Fireball 3 20GB ATA133 5400rpm (700 g vs 509 g). Interface: SCSI on the Seagate HD Atlas 10K III 36GB U160 80Pin 10krpm, Ultra-ATA/133 on the Seagate HD Fireball 3 20GB ATA133 5400rpm. Dimensions (WxDxH): 101.6 x 147 x 26.1 mm on the Seagate HD Atlas 10K III 36GB U160 80Pin 10krpm, 101.6 x 146.1 x 17.5 mm on the Seagate HD Fireball 3 20GB ATA133 5400rpm.

  • HDD capacity
    • HD Atlas 10K III 36GB U160 80Pin 10krpm:36.7 GB
    • HD Fireball 3 20GB ATA133 5400rpm:20 GB
  • Interface
    • HD Atlas 10K III 36GB U160 80Pin 10krpm:SCSI
    • HD Fireball 3 20GB ATA133 5400rpm:Ultra-ATA/133
  • Average latency
    • HD Atlas 10K III 36GB U160 80Pin 10krpm:3 ms
    • HD Fireball 3 20GB ATA133 5400rpm:5.5 ms
  • Weight
    • HD Atlas 10K III 36GB U160 80Pin 10krpm:700 g
    • HD Fireball 3 20GB ATA133 5400rpm:509 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • HD Atlas 10K III 36GB U160 80Pin 10krpm:101.6 x 147 x 26.1 mm
    • HD Fireball 3 20GB ATA133 5400rpm:101.6 x 146.1 x 17.5 mm

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only (off)
Comparison of HD Atlas 10K III 36GB U160 80Pin 10krpm, HD Fireball 3 20GB ATA133 5400rpm
14 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers36.7 GB20 GB
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSCSIUltra-ATA/133
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 ms
Average latencyDiffers3 ms5.5 ms
HDD speedKnown for one10000 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one8 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one4.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 / 12 V
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers700 g509 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12V: 342mA (seek), 190mA (idle), 22mA (standby); 5V: 411mA (seek), 331mA (idle), 110mA (standby)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs101.6 x 147 x 26.1 mm101.6 x 146.1 x 17.5 mm
InternalYesYes

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More internal hard drive comparisons

All internal hard drive comparisons