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Test Setup
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Test System
CPU
Intel Pentium III, 866 MHz
Motherboard
Asus CUSL2-C, i815 Chipset
RAM
256 MB SDRAM PC133
SCSI Controller
Tekram DC-390U3
Graphics Card
i815 On-Board Graphics
Network
3COM 905TX PCI 100 MBit
Operating System
Windows XP Pro 5.1.2600
Benchmarks & Measurements
Office Applications Benchmark
ZD WinBench 99 - Business Disk Winmark 2.0
High-end Applications Benchmark
ZD WinBench 99 - High-End Disk Winmark 2.0
Low Level Benchmarks
HD Tach 2.61
Performance Tests
HD Tach 2.61
Drivers & Settings
Graphics Drivers
Intel i815 Reference Drivers 4.3
Tekram SCSI Driver
1.0
DirectX Version
8.1
Screen Resolution
1024x768, 16 Bit, 85 Hz
Test Results
Data Transfer Diagram
What's impressive here is not only the maximum transfer speed of almost 60 MB/s, but the consistency along the whole medium. Write performance is excellent as well, which means that this hard drive is well-suited for audio or video editing.
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Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.