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Seagate Pipeline HD ST4000VM000-20PK internal hard drive vs Seagate Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 2identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive has 9,100 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Pipeline HD ST4000VM000-20PK internal hard drive (15000 RPM vs 5900 RPM). The Seagate Pipeline HD ST4000VM000-20PK 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 Pipeline HD ST4000VM000-20PK internal hard drive (128 MB vs 64 MB). HDD capacity: 4 TB on the Seagate Pipeline HD ST4000VM000-20PK internal hard drive, 600 GB on the Seagate Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive. Interface: Serial ATA III on the Seagate Pipeline HD ST4000VM000-20PK internal hard drive, SAS on the Seagate Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive.

  • HDD capacity
    • Pipeline HD ST4000VM000-20PK internal hard drive:4 TB
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:600 GB
  • HDD speed
    • Pipeline HD ST4000VM000-20PK internal hard drive:5900 RPM
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:15000 RPM
  • HDD size
    • Pipeline HD ST4000VM000-20PK internal hard drive:3.5"
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:2.5"
  • Interface
    • Pipeline HD ST4000VM000-20PK internal hard drive:Serial ATA III
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:SAS
  • Type
    • Pipeline HD ST4000VM000-20PK internal hard drive:HDD
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:Hybrid-HDD
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • Pipeline HD ST4000VM000-20PK internal hard drive:64 MB
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:128 MB
  • Operating voltage
    • Pipeline HD ST4000VM000-20PK internal hard drive:5 / 12 V
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:5 V
  • Width
    • Pipeline HD ST4000VM000-20PK internal hard drive:101.8 mm
    • Enterprise ST600MX0052-30PK internal hard drive:70.1 mm

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Comparison of ST4000VM000-20PK, ST600MX0052-30PK
25 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers4 TB600 GB
HDD speedDiffers5900 RPM15000 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 rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source246 MiB/s
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 ms
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 conditionsidentical
Operating vibrationKnown for one0.5 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one2.4 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one40 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one300 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.8 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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