Comparison Table
| Manufacturer | Hitachi / HGST | Maxtor Corporation | Western Digital Corporation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | 7K250 | 6Y260M0 | WD2500EB |
| Assembly Family | 7K250 | DiamondMax Plus 9 | Caviar SE |
| Capacity | HDS722525 - 250 GB
HDS7722516 - 160 GB HDS722580 - 80 GB |
6Y200M0 - 200 GB
6Y160M0 - 160 GB 6Y120M0 - 120 GB 6Y80M0 - 80 GB |
WD2000EB - 200 GB
WD1600EB - 160 GB WD1200EB - 120 GB |
| Rotation | 7.200 U/Min | 7.200 U/Min | 7.200 U/Min |
| Interface | Serial ATA 150 | Serial ATA 150 | Serial ATA 150 |
| Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Fluid Dynamic Bearing | yes | yes | no |
| time | 8.5 ms | < 9.3 ms | 8.9 ms |
Test System
| Testsystem | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Pentium 4, 2.2 GHz
512 kB L2 Cache (Northwood) |
| Motherboard | Asus P4P800S-E Deluxe Edition
Intel 848P Chipset (ICH5-R) Intel D845EBT
|
| RAM | 512 MB PC3200, Buffalo Tech |
| Controller | Serial ATA : 82801ER (ICH5-R)
Parallel ATA : 82801EB (ICH4) |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400 |
| Network Card | 3COM 905TX PCI 100 MBit |
| OS | Windows XP Pro 5.10.2600
Service Pack 1 |
| Benchmarks | |
| Office Applications | ZD WinBench 99 - Business Disk Winmark 2.0 c’t h2benchw |
| High-End Applications | ZD WinBench 99 - High-End Disk Winmark 2.0 |
| Performance-Measurements | c’t h2benchw |
| I/O performance | Intel I/O meter |
| Drivers | |
| Graphic | NVIDIA reference driver 29.42 |
| Chipset | Intel INF Drivers 5.02.1002 |
| DirectX-Version | 9.0b |
| Resolution | 1024x768, 16 bit, 85 Hz refresh |
Unlike in past tests, this time around we decided to go with the h2bench2 from c’t magazine, since the results do not vary as widely. For that reason, the results of this test cannot be compared with those in previous articles without qualification.
We tweaked the test parameters for the temperature measurements as well in order to more accurately simulate real-life conditions. In concrete terms, that means the I/O meter ran for about two hours, subjecting the drive to a fair amount of strain. Only then did we read the temperature using an infrared measuring device ; the highest recorded value is reflected in our diagram.
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