Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB vs Seagate ST5000DM002 Hard Disk Comparison

Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB and Seagate ST5000DM002 are both hard disk drives with the same Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s) and Form Factor (3.5"). The main differences are in Performance (+60%), Capacity, Cache and RPM.

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Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB	Seagate ST5000DM002
Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $68.00 - Buy now	Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $255.95 - Buy now
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Brand Western Digital	Brand Seagate
Model WD5000AZRX	Model ST5000DM002
Release Date 📅 March 2012	Release Date 📅 October 2016
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews ★★★★★ (295 reviews) Add a product review	User reviews Add a product review
Performance (Charts) 111th / 637 (-60%)	Performance (Charts) 12th / 637 (0%)
Effective Value 77th / 161	Effective Value 111th / 161
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Price/GB $0.14	Price/GB $0.05
GB/$1 7.35	GB/$1 19.54
Pros Reliability Low power consumption	Pros -
Capacity 500 GB	Capacity 5000 GB
Cache 64MB	Cache 128MB
RPM 5400	RPM 7200
Interface SATA 6 Gb/s	Interface SATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor 3.5"	Form Factor 3.5"