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Seagate ST3120026AS
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1996-2007
by TSW
(Nikolas Tuzhilin)
Last updated: 02.01.2007
120GB, 7200rpm, SerialATA interface.WinBench99 2.0 disk test results on Athlon 2800+ (at 2200GHz), 1024M, SiL3112R SATA controller compared to other drives:
| WD3200KS | ST3120026AS | MPD3130AT | ||
| Disk Transfer Rate: Beginning | 65000 | 50000 | 16100 | Thousand Bytes/Sec |
| Disk Transfer Rate: End | 40000 | 30000 | 9240 | Thousand Bytes/Sec |
| Disk Access Time | 12.8 | - | 15.7 | Milliseconds |
| Disk CPU Utilization | - | - | 1.42 | Percent Used |
WinBench unable to test physical drive so above the results of logical drive that starts at 10G boundary.
Official specifications (copied from Seagate web site):
| Models | ||||
| ST380013AS | ST3120026AS | ST3160023AS | ST3200822AS | |
| Capacity and Interface | ||||
| Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector) | 80 | 120 | 160 | 200 |
| Interface | SATA 1.5Gb/s | SATA 1.5Gb/s | SATA 1.5Gb/s | SATA 1.5Gb/s |
| Performance | ||||
| Internal Transfer Rate (Mbits/sec) | 683 | 683 | 683 | 683 |
| Max. External Transfer Rate (Mbytes/sec) | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| Avg. Sustained Transfer Rate (Mbytes/sec) | >58 | >58 | >58 | >58 |
| Average Seek (msec) | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Average Latency (msec) | 4.16 | 4.16 | 4.16 | 4.16 |
| Multisegmented Cache | 8192 | 8192 | 8196 | 8192 |
| Spindle Speed (RPM) | 7200 | 7200 | 7200 | 7200 |
| Configuration/Organization | ||||
| Discs/Heads | 1/2 | 2/3 | 2/4 | 2/4 |
| Bytes per Sector | 512 | 512 | 512 | 512 |
| Logical CHS | 16383/16/63 | 16383/16/63 | 16383/16/63 | 16383/16/63 |
| Recording Method | 16/17 EPRML | 16/17 EPRML | 16/17 EPRML | 16/17 EPRML |
| Contact Start-Stops | 50000 | 50000 | 50000 | 50000 |
| SeaShield System | No | No | No | No |
| Reliability/Data Integrity | ||||
| S.M.A.R.T. capable | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read | 1 per 1014 | 1 per 1014 | 1 per 1014 | 1 per 1014 |
| Service Life/Limited Warranty (years) | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Power Requirements | ||||
| +12 VDC +/-10% (amps typ operating) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| +5 VDC +/-5% (amps typ operating) | ||||
| Power Management (watts) | ||||
| Seek | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
| Read/Write | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Idle | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Standby | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Environmental | ||||
| Operating Temperature (°C) | 0 to 60 | 0 to 60 | 0 to 60 | 5 to 55 |
| Nonoperating Temperature (°C) | 70 to -40 | 70 to -40 | 70 to -40 | 70 to -40 |
| Operating Shock (Gs) @ 2 msec | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| Non Operating Shock (Gs) @ 2 msec | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 |
| Acoustics,Idle (Bels-typ sound power) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Physical | ||||
| Height (mm) | 26.035 | 26.035 | 26.035 | 26.035 |
| Width (mm) | 101.6 > | 101.6 > | 101.6 > | 101.6 > |
| Depth (mm) | 146.99 | 146.99 | 146.99 | 146.99 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.635 | 0.635 | 0.635 | 0.635 |