Seagate BarraCuda Product Manual, Rev. D
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Drive Specifications
2.5
Physical characteristics
2.6
Seek time
Seek measurements are taken with nominal power at 25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using drive
diagnostics. The specifications in the table below are defined as follows:
• Track-to-track seek time is an average of all possible single-track seeks in both directions.
• Average seek time is a true statistical random average of at least 5000 measurements of seeks between random tracks,
less overhead.
Maximum height
3TB and 2TB
26.1mm / 1.028 in
1TB and 500GB
20.20mm / 0.795 in
Maximum width (all models)
101.6mm / 4.0 in (± 0.010 in)
Maximum length (all models)
146.99mm / 5.787 in
Typical weight
3TB
626g / 1.38 lb
2TB
626g / 1.38 lb - or -
535g / 1.18 lb
1TB and 500GB
400g / 0.88lb
Cache buffer
3TB, 2TB and 1TB
64MB
500GB
32MB
Typical seek times (ms)
Read
Write
Track-to-track
1.0
1.2
Average
8.5
9.5
Average latency
4.16
Note
These drives are designed to consistently meet the seek times represented in this manual. Physical seeks,
regardless of mode (such as track-to-track and average), are expected to meet the noted values. However,
due to the manner in which these drives are formatted, benchmark tests that include command overhead
or measure logical seeks may produce results that vary from these specifications.
