Home Features Energy-Saving Hard Drives By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 3 June 2008 (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) Page 8 of 11: I/O Performance Page 1: Energy-Efficient Hard Drives Compared Page 2: Saving Power on Hard Drives Page 3: Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 Page 4: Western Digital GreenPower Family Page 5: WD7500AACS aka Caviar GP Green Power Page 6: Benchmarks and Settings Page 7: Benchmarks, Continued Page 8: I/O Performance Page 9: Application Performance Page 10: Power Consumption Page 11: Conclusion I/O PerformanceThe energy-efficient drives clearly aren’t designed for I/O intensive workloads. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Current page: I/O Performance Prev Page Benchmarks, Continued Next Page Application Performance Be In the KnowGet instant access to breaking news, in-depth reviews and helpful tips.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Patrick Schmid and Achim RoosSocial Links Navigation Topics SSD Storage