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Difference between IDE and SATA

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1. Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) : IDE is an interface standard introduced in the year 1986. It is for connection of storages devices such as Hard Disk Drives (HDD), Solid State Drives (SSD) and CD/DVD drives to the computer. In IDE data transfer speed ranges from 100 MB/s to 133 MB/s. It is a parallel connector. It gives a slower performance and does not support of hot plugging. It is an older concept. 2. Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) : SATA is a computer bus interface or standard hardware interface introduced in the year 2003. It connects hard drives, Solid State Drives (SSD) and CD/DVD drives to the computer. In SATA data transfer speed ranges from 150 MB/s for SATA I and 300 MB/s for SATA II. It is a serial connector. It gives a faster performance with support of hot plugging. It is a newer concept. SATA cables are better than IDE. 
Difference between IDE and SATA :

S.No. IDE SATA
01. Integrated Drive Electronics in short referred as IDE. Serial Advanced Technology Attachment in short referred as SATA.
02. IDE is an interface standard for connection of storages devices such as Hard Disk Drives (HDD), Solid State Drives (SSD) and CD/DVD drives to the computer. SATA is a computer bus interface or standard hardware interface which connects connecting hard drives, Solid State Drives (SSD) and CD/DVD drives to the computer.
03. IDE has been introduced in the year 1986. SATA has been introduced in the year 2003.
04. It does not support hot plugging (i.e adding/removing component while the computer is running). It supports hot plugging (i.e adding/removing component while the computer is running).
05. In IDE data transfer speed ranges from 100 MB/s to 133 MB/s. In SATA data transfer speed ranges from 150 MB/s for SATA I and 300 MB/s for SATA II.
06. Here IDE cables are wide and can be up to 18 inches long. Here SATA cable can be narrow and can be up to 39 inches long.
07. Integrated Drive Electronics is an older standard. Serial Advanced Technology Attachment is a newer standard.
08. IDE drives are slower than SATA drives. SATA drives are faster than IDE drives.
09. It is a parallel connection. It is a serial connection.
10. The cables are difficult to install since there are jumpers. The cables are easier to install since there are no jumpers.
11. It has a single cable for data and power. It has data and power cable on different sides.
12. As it is wide, hence it will not allow free air flow. As it is narrow, hence it will allow free air flow.

Last Updated : 14 Sep, 2022
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