Three Generations Of 1.8" Hard Drives Benchmarked

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System Hardware
HardwareDetails
CPUIntel Core i7-920 (45nm, 2.66 GHz, 8MB L2 Cache)
Motherboard (Socket 1366)Supermicro X8SAX Revision: 1.0; Chipset: Intel X58 + ICH10R; BIOS: 1.0B
RAM3 x 1GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX
HDDSeagate NL35, 400GB; ST3400832NS; 7,200 RPM, SATA/150, 8 MB Cache
Power SupplyOCZ EliteXstream 800W; OCZ800EXS-EU
Benchmarks
Performance Measurementsh2benchw 3.12PCMark Vantage 1.0
I/O PerformanceIOMeter 2006.07.27Fileserver-BenchmarkWebserver-BenchmarkDatabase-BenchmarkWorkstation-BenchmarkStreaming ReadsStreaming Writes
System Software & Drivers
DriverDetails
Operating SystemWindows Vista Ultimate SP1
Intel Chipset DriversChipset Installation Utility 9.1.0.1007
AMD GraphicsRadeon 8.12
Intel Matrix Storage8.7.0.1007
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ManufacturerToshibaToshibaToshiba
ModelMKxx17GSGMKxx29GSGMKxx33GSG
MK1617GSGMK2529GSGMK3233GSG
Form Factor1.8"1.8"1.8"
Capacity160GB250GB320GB
Spindle Speed5,400 RPM5,400 RPM5,400 RPM
Other Capacities80GB120, 160GB160, 250GB
Platters222
Cache8MB8MB16MB
NCQyesyesyes
InterfaceMicro-SATA/150Micro-SATA/300Micro-SATA/300
Weight62 g62 g62 g
Operating Temperature5-55°C5-55°C5-65°C
Specified Idle Power0.45W0.4W0.4W
Measured Idle Power0.5W0.5W0.5W
Operating Shock (2 ms, read)500G500G500G