2007 HDD Rundown: Can High Capacities Meet High Performance?

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Technical Data Compared

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Manufacturer	Hitachi	Hitachi	Hitachi	Hitachi
Model	7K160	Deskstar E7K500	Deskstar T7K500	Deskstar T7K500
Model Number	HDS721616PLA380	HDS725050KLA360	HDT725032VLA380	HDT725050VLAT80
Capacity	160 GB	500 GB	320 GB	500 GB
Spindle Speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Other Capacities	80 GB	-	500, 400, 250 GB	400, 320, 250 GB
Platters	1	3	1 to 3	1 to 3
Cache	8 MB	16 MB	8 MB	8 MB
NCQ	yes	yes	yes	yes
Interface	SATA/300	SATA/300	SATA/300	ATA/133
Warranty	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years

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Manufacturer	Samsung	Samsung	Seagate	Header Cell - Column 4
Model	SpinPoint T133	SpinPoint T166	Barracuda ES	Row 0 - Cell 4
Model Number	HD401LJ	HD501LJ	7200.10	Row 1 - Cell 4
Capacity	400 GB	500 GB	750 GB	Row 2 - Cell 4
Spindle Speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM	7200 RPM	Row 3 - Cell 4
Other Capacities	320, 300, 250	320, 160, 80	500, 400, 320, 300, 250, 200 GB	Row 4 - Cell 4
Platters	1 to 3	1 to 3	1 to 4	Row 5 - Cell 4
Cache	16 MB	16 MB	16 MB	Row 6 - Cell 4
NCQ	yes	yes	yes	Row 7 - Cell 4
Interface	SATA/300	SATA/300	SATA/300	Row 8 - Cell 4
Warranty	3 Years	3 Years	5 Years	Row 9 - Cell 4

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Manufacturer	Western Digital	Western Digital	Header Cell - Column 3	Header Cell - Column 4
Model	WD Raptor	WD Caviar SE	Row 0 - Cell 3	Row 0 - Cell 4
Model Number	WD740ADFD	WD1600AAJS	Row 1 - Cell 3	Row 1 - Cell 4
Capacity	74 GB	160 GB	Row 2 - Cell 3	Row 2 - Cell 4
Spindle Speed	10000 RPM	7200 RPM	Row 3 - Cell 3	Row 3 - Cell 4
Other Capacities	150, 36 GB	320, 300, 250, 200, 160, 120, 80, 40 GB	Row 4 - Cell 3	Row 4 - Cell 4
Platters	2 to 4	1 to 2	Row 5 - Cell 3	Row 5 - Cell 4
Cache	16 MB	8 MB	Row 6 - Cell 3	Row 6 - Cell 4
NCQ	yes	yes	Row 7 - Cell 3	Row 7 - Cell 4
Interface	SATA/150	SATA/300	Row 8 - Cell 3	Row 8 - Cell 4
Warranty	5 Years	3 Years	Row 9 - Cell 3	Row 9 - Cell 4

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System Hardware
Processors	2x Intel Xeon Processor (Nocona core)3.6 GHz, FSB800, 1 MB L2 Cache
Platform	Asus NCL-DS (Socket 604)Intel E7520 Chipset, BIOS 1005
RAM	Corsair CM72DD512AR-400 (DDR2-400 ECC, reg.)2x 512 MB, CL3-3-3-10 Timings
System Hard Drive	Western Digital Caviar WD1200JB120 GB, 7,200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, UltraATA/100
Mass Storage Controller	Intel 82801EB UltraATA/100 Controller (ICH5)Silicon Image Sil3124, PCI-X
Network Adapter	Broadcom BCM5721 On-Board Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Graphics Adapter	On-Board GraphicsATI RageXL, 8 MB
Benchmarks
Performance	c’t h2benchw 3.6
I/O Performance	IOMeter 2003.05.10Fileserver BenchmarkWebserver BenchmarkDatabase BenchmarkWorkstation Benchmark
Software & Drivers
Operating System	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Service Pack 1
Platform Driver	Intel Chipset Installation Utility 7.0.0.1025
Graphics Driver	Default Windows Graphics Driver

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Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.