Home Features 500GB Per Platter: Three Next-Gen 7,200 RPM Hard Drives By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 29 October 2009 Page 10 of 12: Power Consumption And Efficiency Page 1: 500GB Per Platter Available At 7,200 RPM Page 2: Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB (HD502HJ) Page 3: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB (WD2001FASS) Page 4: Western Digital RE4 (RAID Edition 4, WD2003FYYS) Page 5: Comparison Table And Test Setup Page 6: Transfer Diagrams Page 7: Throughput, Streaming, And Interface Performance Page 8: Access Time And I/O Performance Page 9: Application Benchmarks Page 10: Power Consumption And Efficiency Page 11: Surface Temperature And Noise Level Page 12: Conclusion Power Consumption And EfficiencyPower ConsumptionPower Efficiency 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Current page: Power Consumption And Efficiency Prev Page Application Benchmarks Next Page Surface Temperature And Noise Level Stay on the Cutting EdgeJoin the experts who read Tom's Hardware for the inside track on enthusiast PC tech news — and have for over 25 years. We'll send breaking news and in-depth reviews of CPUs, GPUs, AI, maker hardware and more straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Patrick Schmid and Achim RoosSocial Links Navigation LatestNvidia Unveils DGX GH200 Supercomputer, Grace Hopper Superchips in ProductionNvidia ACE Brings AI to Game Characters, Allows Lifelike ConversationsHow to Watch Nvidia's Computex 2023 KeynoteSee more latest ► Topics Business Computing Samsung Storage Western Digital