New, Faster, Quieter: The Seagate Barracuda 7200.8

Test Setup

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Hardware
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4, 2.0 GHz256 kB L2 Cache (Willamette)
MotherboardIntel 845EBTIntel 845E ChipsetBIOS BT84520A.86A.0024.P10
Memory256 MB DDR/PC2100, CL2.0Micron/Crucial
Controlleri845E UltraDMA/100-Controller (ICH4)On-Board USB 2.0 (ICH4)On-Board FireWire
Graphics CardATI Radeon SDRAM, 32 MB
Network3COM 905TX PCI 100 MBit
OSWindows XP Professional 5.10.2600 Service Pack 1
Benchmarks & Measurements
Office-PerformanceZD WinBench 99 - Business DiskWinmark 2.0 c't h2benchw
High-End-PerformanceZD WinBench 99 - High-End Disk Winmark 2.0
Performance Measurementsc't h2benchw 3.6
I/O-PerformanceIOMeter 2003.05.10
Drivers & Settings
Graphic Driver5.1.2001.0 (Windows XP Standard)
IDE DriverIntel INF Drivers 5.02.1003
DirectX version9.0c
Resolution1024x768, 16 Bit, 85 Hz refresh

Data Transfer Diagram

Seagate ST3300831A - 300 GB

Seagate ST3400832A - 400 GB