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Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000VX006-20PK internal hard drive vs Seagate Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive

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  • 13differ
  • 1identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000VX006-20PK internal hard drive has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Seagate Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive has 64 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000VX006-20PK internal hard drive (128 MB vs 64 MB). The Seagate Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive has 6 Gbit/s more HDD interface transfer rate than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000VX006-20PK internal hard drive (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). HDD capacity: 3 TB on the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000VX006-20PK internal hard drive, 600 GB on the Seagate Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive. Interface: Serial ATA III on the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000VX006-20PK internal hard drive, SAS on the Seagate Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive.

  • HDD capacity
    • Desktop HDD ST3000VX006-20PK internal hard drive:3 TB
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:600 GB
  • HDD size
    • Desktop HDD ST3000VX006-20PK internal hard drive:3.5"
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:2.5"
  • Interface
    • Desktop HDD ST3000VX006-20PK internal hard drive:Serial ATA III
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:SAS
  • Type
    • Desktop HDD ST3000VX006-20PK internal hard drive:HDD
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:Hybrid-HDD
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • Desktop HDD ST3000VX006-20PK internal hard drive:64 MB
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:128 MB
  • HDD interface transfer rate
    • Desktop HDD ST3000VX006-20PK internal hard drive:6 Gbit/s
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:12 Gbit/s
  • HDD sustained transfer rate
    • Desktop HDD ST3000VX006-20PK internal hard drive:180 MiB/s
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:246 MiB/s
  • Operating voltage
    • Desktop HDD ST3000VX006-20PK internal hard drive:5 / 12 V
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:5 V

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Comparison of ST3000VX006-20PK, ST600MX0052-30PK
24 specifications
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers3 TB600 GB
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIISAS
TypeDiffersHDDHybrid-HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers64 MB128 MB
Hybrid-HDD cache memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
HDD interface transfer rateDiffers6 Gbit/s12 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers180 MiB/s246 MiB/s
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one4096Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one300000Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one1000000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.7 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.3 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 70 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm70.1 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm100.5 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm15 mm
WeightDiffers610 g230 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one20 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source

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