Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM008 internal hard drive vs Seagate Barracuda ST500DM009 internal hard drive

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Barracuda ST3000DM008 internal hard drive:3 TB
- Barracuda ST500DM009 internal hard drive:500 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- Barracuda ST3000DM008 internal hard drive:64 MB
- Barracuda ST500DM009 internal hard drive:32 MB
HDD number of heads
- Barracuda ST3000DM008 internal hard drive:6
- Barracuda ST500DM009 internal hard drive:2
Power consumption (typical)
- Barracuda ST3000DM008 internal hard drive:8 W
- Barracuda ST500DM009 internal hard drive:5.3 W
Power consumption (standby)
- Barracuda ST3000DM008 internal hard drive:0.75 W
- Barracuda ST500DM009 internal hard drive:0.94 W
Power consumption (off)
- Barracuda ST3000DM008 internal hard drive:0.75 W
- Barracuda ST500DM009 internal hard drive:0.94 W
Power consumption (idle)
- Barracuda ST3000DM008 internal hard drive:5.4 W
- Barracuda ST500DM009 internal hard drive:4.6 W
Start-up current
- Barracuda ST3000DM008 internal hard drive:2.5 A
- Barracuda ST500DM009 internal hard drive:2 A

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Comparison of ST3000DM008, ST500DM009
25 specifications	A Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM008 internal hard drive Model ST3000DM008 View product	B Seagate Barracuda ST500DM009 internal hard drive Model ST500DM009 View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	32 MB
HDD sustained transfer rate	210 MiB/s	210 MiB/s
HDD number of headsDiffers	6	2
Bytes per sector	4096	4096
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Power5 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	8 W	5.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.75 W	0.94 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.75 W	0.94 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	5.4 W	4.6 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2.5 A	2 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter included	No	No
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	101.6 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	20.2 mm	20.2 mm
WeightDiffers	626 g	400 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS

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