PC Components Storage HDDs 500GB Per Platter: Three Next-Gen 7,200 RPM Hard Drives Features By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 29 October 2009 Page 11 of 12: Surface Temperature And Noise Level 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 Surface Temperature And Noise LevelDrive Surface TemperatureNoise LevelStay On the Cutting Edge: Get the Tom's Hardware NewsletterGet Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Current page: Surface Temperature And Noise Level Prev Page Power Consumption And Efficiency Next Page Conclusion Patrick Schmid and Achim RoosSocial Links Navigation More about hddsBest Hard Drives 2024: Our top HDD picks for desktop PCs, NAS, and moreBackup your data for only 1 cent per GB with Seagate's 14TB external HDDLatestAMD delays its Ryzen 9000 launch due to unspecified quality issue — new launch in August; chipmaker pulls back all units shipped globally for quality checks [Updated]See more latest ► Most PopularRTX 4080 Super vs RX 7900 XTX GPU faceoff: Battle for the high-endRTX 4060 vs RTX 3060 12GB GPU faceoff: New versus old mainstream GPUs comparedCopilot+ PCs: All we know about the AI-ready laptops and exclusive Windows featuresChoose your fighter: Which of these three gaming PCs is right for you?RTX 4060 vs RX 7600 GPU faceoff: Battle of the budget-mainstream graphics cardsApple M4 Specs, benchmarks, release date, and pricingSteam Deck alternatives in 2024: worth buying or worth waiting?T-Mobile Home Internet: Revisiting 5G connectivity for the home after two yearsRTX 4060 Ti vs RX 7700 XT faceoff: Which midrange graphics card is superior?12 diehard Razer fans got tattoos of the Razer Toaster — 5 years later, they're still patiently waiting for it to come outManor Lords is here and we benchmarked it — how much GPU horsepower do you need to play the indie hit?
