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

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 12identical
  • 2known for one product only

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
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers3 TB4 TB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5900 RPM
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers210 MiB/s180 MiB/s
Read seek timeDiffers1.2 ms1 ms
Write seek timeDiffers1 ms1.2 ms
Average latencyKnown for one4.16 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 ms
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs8 W5.6 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.75 W0.5 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs5.4 W4 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers626 g610 g

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