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Seagate Desktop HDD ST250DM000-25PK internal hard drive vs Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001-20PK internal hard drive

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 14identical
  • 1known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001-20PK internal hard drive has 48 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST250DM000-25PK internal hard drive (64 MB vs 16 MB). The Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001-20PK internal hard drive has 2 more HDD cylinders than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST250DM000-25PK internal hard drive (3 vs 1). The Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001-20PK internal hard drive has 4 more HDD heads than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST250DM000-25PK internal hard drive (6 vs 2). HDD capacity: 250 GB on the Seagate Desktop HDD ST250DM000-25PK internal hard drive, 3 TB on the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001-20PK internal hard drive. Quantity per pack: 25 pc(s) on the Seagate Desktop HDD ST250DM000-25PK internal hard drive, 20 pc(s) on the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001-20PK internal hard drive.

  • HDD capacity
    • Desktop HDD ST250DM000-25PK internal hard drive:250 GB
    • Desktop HDD ST3000DM001-20PK internal hard drive:3 TB
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • Desktop HDD ST250DM000-25PK internal hard drive:16 MB
    • Desktop HDD ST3000DM001-20PK internal hard drive:64 MB
  • HDD number of cylinders
    • Desktop HDD ST250DM000-25PK internal hard drive:1
    • Desktop HDD ST3000DM001-20PK internal hard drive:3
  • HDD number of heads
    • Desktop HDD ST250DM000-25PK internal hard drive:2
    • Desktop HDD ST3000DM001-20PK internal hard drive:6
  • Read seek time
    • Desktop HDD ST250DM000-25PK internal hard drive:11 ms
    • Desktop HDD ST3000DM001-20PK internal hard drive:8.5 ms
  • Write seek time
    • Desktop HDD ST250DM000-25PK internal hard drive:12 ms
    • Desktop HDD ST3000DM001-20PK internal hard drive:9.5 ms
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • Desktop HDD ST250DM000-25PK internal hard drive:6.19 W
    • Desktop HDD ST3000DM001-20PK internal hard drive:8 W
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • Desktop HDD ST250DM000-25PK internal hard drive:0.63 W
    • Desktop HDD ST3000DM001-20PK internal hard drive:0.75 W

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Comparison of ST250DM000-25PK, ST3000DM001-20PK
27 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB3 TB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceSerial ATA IIISerial ATA III
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB64 MB
HDD number of cylindersDiffers13
HDD number of headsDiffers26
Read seek timeDiffers11 ms8.5 ms
Write seek timeDiffers12 ms9.5 ms
Bytes per sector40964096
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300000
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs6.19 W8 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.63 W0.75 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs4.6 W5.4 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up current2 A2 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideYesYes
Bundled softwareDiscWizardDiscWizard
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width101.6 mm101.6 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers20 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers415 g626 g
Packaging data1 differ
Quantity per packDiffers25 pc(s)20 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rate6 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s

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