Test Setup, Comparison Table, And Throughput Diagrams
| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-920 (45 nm, 2.66 GHz, 8 MB Shared L3 cache) |
| Motherboard (Socket 1366) | Supermicro X8SAX, Revision: 1.0, Chipset: Intel X58 + ICH10R, BIOS: 1.0B |
| RAM | 3 x 1 GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX |
| HDD | Seagate NL35, 400 GB, ST3400832NS, 7 200 RPM, SATA 1.5Gb/s, 8 MB cache |
| Power Supply | OCZ EliteXstream 800W, OCZ800EXS-EU |
| Benchmark | |
| Performance Measurements | h2benchw 3.12PCMark Vantage 1.0 |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2006.07.27Fileserver-BenchmarkWebserver-BenchmarkDatabase-BenchmarkWorkstation-BenchmarkStreaming ReadsStreaming Writes |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| Driver | Details |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 |
| Intel Chipset Drivers | Chipset Installation Utility 9.1.0.1007 |
| AMD Graphics | Radeon 8.12 |
| Intel Matrix Storage | 8.7.0.1007 |
Comparison Table
| Manufacturer | Seagate | Toshiba |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Savvio 10K.4 | MBF2600RC Series |
| Model number | ST9600204SS | MBF2600RC |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | 2.5" |
| Capacity | 600 GB | 600 GB |
| Spindle Speed | 10 000 RPM | 10 000 RPM |
| Other Capacities | 450 GB | 300 GB, 450 GB |
| Platters | 3 | 3 |
| Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| TCQ/NCQ | Yes | Yes |
| Interface | SAS 6Gb/s | SAS 6Gb/s |
| Surface Temperature | 60 | 54 |
| Specified Operating Temperature | 5-55°C | 0-55°C |
| Specified Idle Power | 4.6 W | 4.5 W |
| Measured Idle Power | 4.9 W | 3.5 W |
| Operating Shock (2 ms, read) | 40 G | 100 G |
| Warranty | 5 years | 5 years |
