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Seagate Desktop HDD ST5000DM000 internal hard drive vs Seagate Savvio ST9900805FC-20PK internal hard drive

17specifications compared
15differ
2identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Desktop HDD ST5000DM000 internal hard drive:5 TB
- Savvio ST9900805FC-20PK internal hard drive:900 GB
Interface
- Desktop HDD ST5000DM000 internal hard drive:Serial ATA
- Savvio ST9900805FC-20PK internal hard drive:Fibre Channel
Storage drive buffer size
- Desktop HDD ST5000DM000 internal hard drive:128 MB
- Savvio ST9900805FC-20PK internal hard drive:64 MB
HDD number of heads
- Desktop HDD ST5000DM000 internal hard drive:8
- Savvio ST9900805FC-20PK internal hard drive:6
Read seek time
- Desktop HDD ST5000DM000 internal hard drive:9.5 ms
- Savvio ST9900805FC-20PK internal hard drive:3.7 ms
Write seek time
- Desktop HDD ST5000DM000 internal hard drive:8.5 ms
- Savvio ST9900805FC-20PK internal hard drive:4.1 ms
Bytes per sector
- Desktop HDD ST5000DM000 internal hard drive:4096
- Savvio ST9900805FC-20PK internal hard drive:512
Power consumption (idle)
- Desktop HDD ST5000DM000 internal hard drive:5 W
- Savvio ST9900805FC-20PK internal hard drive:4.4 W

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Comparison of ST5000DM000, ST9900805FC-20PK
34 specifications	A Seagate Desktop HDD ST5000DM000 internal hard drive Model ST5000DM000 View product	B Seagate Savvio ST9900805FC-20PK internal hard drive Model ST9900805FC-20PK View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	5 TB	900 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Fibre Channel
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	128 MB	64 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
HDD number of headsDiffers	8	6
Read seek timeDiffers	9.5 ms	3.7 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	8.5 ms	4.1 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 ms
Bytes per sectorDiffers	4096	512
Write speedKnown for one	146 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	180 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (idle)Differs	5 W	4.4 W
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2 A	0.48 A
Operational conditions1 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 shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	70.1 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	100.5 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	655 g	205 g
Packaging data1 differ
Quantity per packDiffers	1 pc(s)	20 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 Gbit/s
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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