Comparison Table And Test Setup
Comparison Table
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| Header Cell - Column 0 | Samsung | Western Digital | Western Digital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Spinpoint F3 | WD Caviar Black | WD RE4 |
| Model Number | HD502HJ | WD2001FASS | WD2003FYYS |
| Form Factor | 3.5" | 3.5" | 3.5" |
| Capacity | 500GB | 2,000GB | 2,000GB |
| Spindle Speed | 7,200 RPM | 7,200 RPM | 7,200 RPM |
| Other Capacities | 1,000GB | 500GB, 640GB, 750GB, 1,000GB | - |
| Platters | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Cache | 16MB | 64MB | 64MB |
| NCQ | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Interface | SATA/300 | SATA/300 | SATA/300 |
| Operating Temperature | 0-60°C | 0-60°C | 5-55°C |
| Specified Idle Power | 5W | 8.2W | 8.2W |
| Measure Idle Power | 4.1W | 6.4W | 6.4W |
| Operating Shock (2 ms, read) | 70 G | 30 G | 30 G |
| Warranty | 3 Years | 5 Years | 5 Years |
Test Setup
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| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-920 (45nm, 2.66 GHz, 8MB L3 Cache) |
| Motherboard (Socket 1366) | Supermicro X8SAX Revision: 1.1, Chipset: Intel X58 + ICH10R, BIOS: 1.0B |
| RAM | 3 x 1GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX |
| HDD | Seagate NL35 400GB ST3400832NS, 7,200 RPM, SATA/150, 8MB Cache |
| Power Supply | OCZ EliteXstream 800W OCZ800EXS-EU |
| Benchmarks | |
| Performance Measurements | h2benchw 3.12PCMark Vantage 1.0 |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2006.07.27Fileserver-Benchmark, Webserver-Benchmark, Database-Benchmark, Workstation-Benchmark, Streaming Reads, Streaming Writes |
| System Software and Drivers | |
| Driver | Details |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 |
| Intel Chipset | Chipset Installation Utility 9.1.0.1007 |
| AMD Graphics | Catalyst Control Center 8.12 |
| Intel Matrix Storage | 8.7.0.1007 |
