Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Desktop HDD ST3200542AS internal hard drive vs Seagate Desktop HDD ST3500830A internal hard drive

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Desktop HDD ST3200542AS internal hard drive:2 TB
- Desktop HDD ST3500830A internal hard drive:500 GB
HDD speed
- Desktop HDD ST3200542AS internal hard drive:5900 RPM
- Desktop HDD ST3500830A internal hard drive:7200 RPM
Interface
- Desktop HDD ST3200542AS internal hard drive:Serial ATA
- Desktop HDD ST3500830A internal hard drive:Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer size
- Desktop HDD ST3200542AS internal hard drive:32 MB
- Desktop HDD ST3500830A internal hard drive:8 MB
Read seek time
- Desktop HDD ST3200542AS internal hard drive:16 ms
- Desktop HDD ST3500830A internal hard drive:11 ms
Write seek time
- Desktop HDD ST3200542AS internal hard drive:16 ms
- Desktop HDD ST3500830A internal hard drive:12 ms
Average latency
- Desktop HDD ST3200542AS internal hard drive:5.1 ms
- Desktop HDD ST3500830A internal hard drive:4.16 ms
Start-up current
- Desktop HDD ST3200542AS internal hard drive:2 A
- Desktop HDD ST3500830A internal hard drive:2.80 A

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Comparison of ST3200542AS, ST3500830A
22 specifications	A Seagate Desktop HDD ST3200542AS internal hard drive Model ST3200542AS View product	B Seagate Desktop HDD ST3500830A internal hard drive Model ST3500830A View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5900 RPM	7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	32 MB	8 MB
Read seek timeDiffers	16 ms	11 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	16 ms	12 ms
Average latencyDiffers	5.1 ms	4.16 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700000 h
Power1 differ
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	4.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	6.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	6.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentDiffers	2 A	2.80 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	70 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	147 mm	147 mm
DepthDiffers	101.8 mm	101.6 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	655 g	635 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1.5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes

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