Seagate's 1.5TB Barracuda: Bigger And Better?
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Comparison Table And Test Setup
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Seagate | Western Digital | |
Model | Barracuda 7200.11 | WD RE 3 |
Model Number | ST31500341AS | WD1002FBYS |
Form Factor | 3.5" | 3.5" |
Capacity | 1500 GB | 1000 GB |
Spindle Speed | 7,200 RPM | 7,200 RPM |
Other Capacities | 160, 320, 500, 640, 750, 1000 GB,750 GB | - |
Platters | 4 | 3 |
Cache | 32 MB | 32 MB |
NCQ | Yes | Yes |
Interface | SATA/300 | SATA/300 |
Operating Temperature | 0-60°C | 0-60°C |
Specified Idle Power | 8.3 W | 7.8 W |
Measured Idle Power | 7.4 W | 6.6 W |
Operating Shock (2 ms, read) | 70 g | 65 g |
Warranty | 5 years | 5 years |
Test Setup
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Processor(s) | 2x Intel Xeon Processor (Nocona core) |
3.6 GHz, FSB800, 1 MB L2 Cache | |
Platform | Asus NCL-DS (Socket 604) |
Intel E7520 Chipset, BIOS 1005 | |
RAM | Corsair CM72DD512AR-400 (DDR2-400 ECC, reg.) |
2x 512 MB, CL3-3-3-10 Timings | |
System Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar WD1200JB |
120 GB, 7,200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, UltraATA/100 | |
Mass Storage Controller(s) | Intel 82801EB UltraATA/100 Controller (ICH5) |
Promise SATA 300TX4 | |
Promise FastTrak TX4310 | |
Driver 2.06.1.310 | |
Networking | Broadcom BCM5721 On-Board Gigabit Ethernet NICv |
Graphics Subsystem | On-Board Graphics |
ATI RageXL, 8 MB | |
Benchmarks | |
Performance Measurements | c’t h2benchw 3.6 |
PCMark05 V1.01 | |
I/O Performance | IOMeter 2003.05.10 |
Fileserver-Benchmark | |
Webserver-Benchmark | |
Database-Benchmark | |
Workstation-Benchmark | |
System Software & Drivers | |
OS | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, |
Service Pack 1 | |
Platform Driver | Intel Chipset Installation Utility 7.0.0.1025 |
Graphics Driver | Default Windows Graphics Driver |
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