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: 1.0BRAM 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