Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive vs Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:3 TB
- Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive:4 TB
HDD speed
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:7200 RPM
- Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive:5900 RPM
HDD sustained transfer rate
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:210 MiB/s
- Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive:180 MiB/s
Read seek time
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:1.2 ms
- Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive:1 ms
Write seek time
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:1 ms
- Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive:1.2 ms
Power consumption (typical)
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:8 W
- Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive:5.6 W
Power consumption (standby)
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:0.75 W
- Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive:0.5 W
Power consumption (idle)
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:5.4 W
- Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive:4 W

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Comparison of ST3000DM001, ST4000DM000
23 specifications	A Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive Model ST3000DM001 View product	B Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 internal hard drive Model ST4000DM000 View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	4 TB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5900 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	64 MB	64 MB
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers	210 MiB/s	180 MiB/s
Read seek timeDiffers	1.2 ms	1 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	1 ms	1.2 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	4.16 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	8 W	5.6 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.75 W	0.5 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	5.4 W	4 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	101.6 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	626 g	610 g
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS

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