Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive vs Seagate Savvio ST9600204FC-RF internal hard drive

20specifications compared
17differ
3identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Savvio ST9600204FC-RF internal hard drive has 350 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive (600 GB vs 250 GB). The Seagate Savvio ST9600204FC-RF internal hard drive has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate Savvio ST9600204FC-RF internal hard drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive, 5 V on the Seagate Savvio ST9600204FC-RF internal hard drive. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive, 5 - 55 °C on the Seagate Savvio ST9600204FC-RF internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:250 GB
- Savvio ST9600204FC-RF internal hard drive:600 GB
HDD speed
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:7200 RPM
- Savvio ST9600204FC-RF internal hard drive:10000 RPM
HDD size
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:3.5"
- Savvio ST9600204FC-RF internal hard drive:2.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:8 MB
- Savvio ST9600204FC-RF internal hard drive:16 MB
HDD number of heads
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:16
- Savvio ST9600204FC-RF internal hard drive:6
Read seek time
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:11 ms
- Savvio ST9600204FC-RF internal hard drive:3.89 ms
Write seek time
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:12 ms
- Savvio ST9600204FC-RF internal hard drive:4.54 ms
Average latency
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:4.16 ms
- Savvio ST9600204FC-RF internal hard drive:3 ms

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Comparison of ST3250824A-RF, ST9600204FC-RF
38 specifications	A Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive Model ST3250824A-RF View product	B Seagate Savvio ST9600204FC-RF internal hard drive Model ST9600204FC-RF View product
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	600 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	10000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SAS
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
HDD number of headsDiffers	16	6
Read seek timeDiffers	11 ms	3.89 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	12 ms	4.54 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.16 ms	3 ms
Refurbished	Yes	Yes
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	16383	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.6 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2.6 A	0.78 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 G
Operating shockDiffers	63 G	40 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	400 G
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-60.96 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-60.96 - 12192 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	70 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	100.2 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	14.8 mm
WeightDiffers	580 g	208 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 Gbit/s
Disks included quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 pc(s)
Fibre ChannelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.8 x 100.2 x 14.8 mm (2.75 x 3.94 x 0.583")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.227 kg (0.5 lbs)
Compatible productsKnown for one	PCs	Unknown — not stated by the source

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