500GB Per Platter: Three Next-Gen 7,200 RPM Hard Drives

Features
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Comparison Table And Test Setup

Comparison Table

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Header Cell - Column 0 SamsungWestern DigitalWestern Digital
ModelSpinpoint F3WD Caviar BlackWD RE4
Model NumberHD502HJWD2001FASSWD2003FYYS
Form Factor3.5"3.5"3.5"
Capacity500GB2,000GB2,000GB
Spindle Speed7,200 RPM7,200 RPM7,200 RPM
Other Capacities1,000GB500GB, 640GB, 750GB, 1,000GB-
Platters144
Cache16MB64MB64MB
NCQYesYesYes
InterfaceSATA/300SATA/300SATA/300
Operating Temperature0-60°C0-60°C5-55°C
Specified Idle Power5W8.2W8.2W
Measure Idle Power4.1W6.4W6.4W
Operating Shock (2 ms, read)70 G30 G30 G
Warranty3 Years5 Years5 Years

Test Setup

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System Hardware
HardwareDetails
CPUIntel 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
RAM3 x 1GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX
HDDSeagate NL35 400GB ST3400832NS, 7,200 RPM, SATA/150, 8MB Cache
Power SupplyOCZ EliteXstream 800W OCZ800EXS-EU
Benchmarks
Performance Measurementsh2benchw 3.12PCMark Vantage 1.0
I/O PerformanceIOMeter 2006.07.27Fileserver-Benchmark, Webserver-Benchmark, Database-Benchmark, Workstation-Benchmark, Streaming Reads, Streaming Writes
System Software and Drivers
DriverDetails
Operating SystemWindows Vista Ultimate SP1
Intel ChipsetChipset Installation Utility 9.1.0.1007
AMD GraphicsCatalyst Control Center 8.12
Intel Matrix Storage8.7.0.1007