Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate SkyHawk ST3000VX010-20PK internal hard drive vs Seagate Barracuda ST4000DM005-40PK internal hard drive

18specifications compared
7differ
11identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda ST4000DM005-40PK internal hard drive has 1 TB more HDD capacity than the Seagate SkyHawk ST3000VX010-20PK internal hard drive (4 TB vs 3 TB). The Seagate Barracuda ST4000DM005-40PK internal hard drive has 1,300 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate SkyHawk ST3000VX010-20PK internal hard drive (7200 RPM vs 5900 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda ST4000DM005-40PK internal hard drive has 0.2 A more start-up current than the Seagate SkyHawk ST3000VX010-20PK internal hard drive (2 A vs 1.8 A). Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 70 °C on the Seagate SkyHawk ST3000VX010-20PK internal hard drive, 5 - 60 °C on the Seagate Barracuda ST4000DM005-40PK internal hard drive. Quantity per pack: 20 pc(s) on the Seagate SkyHawk ST3000VX010-20PK internal hard drive, 40 pc(s) on the Seagate Barracuda ST4000DM005-40PK internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- SkyHawk ST3000VX010-20PK internal hard drive:3 TB
- Barracuda ST4000DM005-40PK internal hard drive:4 TB
HDD speed
- SkyHawk ST3000VX010-20PK internal hard drive:5900 RPM
- Barracuda ST4000DM005-40PK internal hard drive:7200 RPM
Start-up current
- SkyHawk ST3000VX010-20PK internal hard drive:1.8 A
- Barracuda ST4000DM005-40PK internal hard drive:2 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- SkyHawk ST3000VX010-20PK internal hard drive:0 - 70 °C
- Barracuda ST4000DM005-40PK internal hard drive:5 - 60 °C
Width
- SkyHawk ST3000VX010-20PK internal hard drive:101.8 mm
- Barracuda ST4000DM005-40PK internal hard drive:101.6 mm
Height
- SkyHawk ST3000VX010-20PK internal hard drive:26.1 mm
- Barracuda ST4000DM005-40PK internal hard drive:20.2 mm
Quantity per pack
- SkyHawk ST3000VX010-20PK internal hard drive:20 pc(s)
- Barracuda ST4000DM005-40PK internal hard drive:40 pc(s)

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Comparison of ST3000VX010-20PK, ST4000DM005-40PK
27 specifications	A Seagate SkyHawk ST3000VX010-20PK internal hard drive Model ST3000VX010-20PK View product	B Seagate Barracuda ST4000DM005-40PK internal hard drive Model ST4000DM005-40PK View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	4 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5900 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Surveillance system	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size	64 MB	64 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sustained transfer rate	180 MiB/s	180 MiB/s
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	300000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	1000000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	5.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)	0.5 W	0.5 W
Power consumption (idle)	4 W	4 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	1.8 A	2 A
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.8 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	20.2 mm
Weight	610 g	610 g
Packaging data1 differ
Quantity per packDiffers	20 pc(s)	40 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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