Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive vs Seagate SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:3 TB
- SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive:6 TB
HDD speed
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:7200 RPM
- SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive:5900 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:64 MB
- SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive:256 MB
HDD sustained transfer rate
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:210 MiB/s
- SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive:180 MiB/s
Power consumption (typical)
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:8 W
- SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive:5 W
Power consumption (standby)
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:0.75 W
- SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive:0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:5.4 W
- SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive:3.4 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive:0 - 60 °C
- SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive:0 - 70 °C

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Comparison of ST3000DM001, ST6000VX001
27 specifications	A Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 internal hard drive Model ST3000DM001 View product	B Seagate SkyHawk ST6000VX001 internal hard drive Model ST6000VX001 View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	6 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 sizeDiffers	64 MB	256 MB
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers	210 MiB/s	180 MiB/s
Read seek timeKnown for one	1.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	1 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	4.16 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000000 h
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	8 W	5 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.75 W	0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	5.4 W	3.4 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	626 g	610 g
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050

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