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Drive Comparison Table & Test Systems

Drive Comparison Table

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ManufacturerSamsungSamsung
ModelSpinPoint P120EcoGreen F2
Model NumberSP2004CHD103SI
Form Factor3.5"3.5"
Capacity200 GB1,000 GB
Spindle Speed7,200 RPM5,400 RPM
Other Capacities250 GB250, 320, 500, 640, 750, 1,500 GB
Platters22
Cache8 MB32 MB
NCQYesYes
InterfaceSATA/300SATA/300
Operating Temperature0-60°C0-60°C
Specified Idle Power7.5 W4.4 W
Measure Idle Power5.8 W3.8 W
Operating Shock (2 ms, read)63 g70 g
Warranty3 Years3 Years

Low-Level Performance Test System

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System Hardware
HardwareDetails
CPUIntel Core i7-920 (45nm, 2.66 GHz, 8MB L2 Cache)
Motherboard (Socket 1366)Supermicro X8SAX Revision: 1.1 Chipset: Intel X58 + ICH10R BIOS: 1.0B
RAM2 GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX
HDDSeagate NL35 400 GB ST3400832NS 7,200 RPM, SATA/150, 8 MB Cache
Power SupplyOCZ EliteXstream 800W OCZ800EXS-EU
Benchmarks
Performance Measurementsh2benchw 3.13PCMark Vantage 1.0
I/O PerformanceIOMeter 2006.07.27Fileserver-BenchmarkWebserver-BenchmarkWorkstation-BenchmarkDatabase-BenchmarkStreaming ReadsStreaming Writes
System Software and Drivers
DriverDetails
Operating SystemWindows Vista Ultimate SP1
Intel ChipsetChipset Installation Utility 9.1.0.1007
AMD GraphicsRadeon 8.12
Intel Matrix Storage8.7.0.1007

System-Level Test Platform

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System Hardware II
HardwareDetails
CPUIntel Pentium 4 660 (90nm, 3.6 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)
MotherBoard (Socket 1366)Asus P5GDC-V Deluxe Revision: 1.03 Chipset: Intel 915G + ICH6 BIOS: 1011
RAM2 x 512 MB DDR2-533 Corsair CM2X512-8500
HDDSamsung SpinPoint P120 SP2004C 200 GB 7,200 RPM, SATA/300, 8 MB Cache
Row 5 - Cell 0 Samsung EcoGreen F2 HS103SI 1,000 GB 5,400 RPM, SATA/300, 32 MB Cache
Power SupplyOCZ EliteXstream 800WOCZ800EXS-EU
Benchmarks
Performance MeasurementsBootTimerSysmark Preview 2007 1.05
System Software and Drivers
DriverDetails
Operating SystemWindows XP SP2
Intel ChipsetChipset Installation Utility 9.0.0.1008
Intel GMA 90014.25.50.4764