New Desktop Hard Drives: Speed Or Capacity?
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Comparison Table and Test Setup
Drive Comparison Table
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| Manufacturer | Samsung | Samsung | Western Digital | Western Digital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | EcoGreen F1 | EcoGreen F2 | WD Caviar Green | WD Caviar Green |
| Model Number | HD103UI | HD502HI | WD10EADS | WD20EADS |
| Form Factor | 3.5" | 3.5" | 3.5" | 3.5" |
| Capacity | 1000 GB | 500 GB | 1000 GB | 2000 GB |
| Spindle Speed | 5,400 RPM | 5,400 RPM | 5,400 RPM | 5,400 RPM |
| Other Capacities | 250, 320, 500, 640, 750 GB | 1000, 1500 GB | 1500, 2000 GB | 1000, 1500 GB |
| Platters | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Cache | 32 MB | 16 MB | 32 MB | 32 MB |
| NCQ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Interface | SATA/300 | SATA/300 | SATA/300 | SATA/300 |
| Operating Temperature | 0-60° C | 0-60° C | 5-55°C | 0-60° C |
| Specified Idle Power | 5.0 W | 3.9 W | 2.8 W | 3.9 W |
| Measured Idle Power | 4.3W | 3.1 | 2.8 W | 5.2 |
| Operating shock (2 ms, read) | 70 G | 70 G | 65 G | 65 G |
| Warranty | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |
Test Setup
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| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-920 (45 nm, 2.66 GHz, 8 MB L2 Cache) |
| Motherboard (Socket 1366) | Supermicro X8SAXRevision: 1.0Chipset: Intel X58 + ICH10RBios: 1.0B |
| RAM | 2 GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX |
| HDD | Seagate NL35 400 GBST3400832NS7,200 RPM, SATA150, 8 MB |
| Power Supply | OCZ EliteXstream 800 W OCZ800EXS-EU |
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| Benchmarks | |
|---|---|
| Performance Measurements | h2benchw 3.12PCMark Vantage 1.0 |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2006.07.27Fileserver-BenchmarkWebserver-BenchmarkDatabase-BenchmarkWorkstation-BenchmarkStreaming ReadsStreaming Writes |
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| System Software and Drivers | |
|---|---|
| Driver | Details |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 |
| Intel Chipset | 9.1.0.1007 |
| AMD Graphics | Radeon 8.12 |
| Intel Matrix Storage | 8.7.0.1007 |
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