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Drive Comparison Table & Test Systems
Drive Comparison Table
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| Manufacturer | Samsung | Samsung |
|---|---|---|
| Model | SpinPoint P120 | EcoGreen F2 |
| Model Number | SP2004C | HD103SI |
| Form Factor | 3.5" | 3.5" |
| Capacity | 200 GB | 1,000 GB |
| Spindle Speed | 7,200 RPM | 5,400 RPM |
| Other Capacities | 250 GB | 250, 320, 500, 640, 750, 1,500 GB |
| Platters | 2 | 2 |
| Cache | 8 MB | 32 MB |
| NCQ | Yes | Yes |
| Interface | SATA/300 | SATA/300 |
| Operating Temperature | 0-60°C | 0-60°C |
| Specified Idle Power | 7.5 W | 4.4 W |
| Measure Idle Power | 5.8 W | 3.8 W |
| Operating Shock (2 ms, read) | 63 g | 70 g |
| Warranty | 3 Years | 3 Years |
Low-Level Performance Test System
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| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-920 (45nm, 2.66 GHz, 8MB L2 Cache) |
| Motherboard (Socket 1366) | Supermicro X8SAX Revision: 1.1 Chipset: Intel X58 + ICH10R BIOS: 1.0B |
| RAM | 2 GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX |
| HDD | Seagate NL35 400 GB ST3400832NS 7,200 RPM, SATA/150, 8 MB Cache |
| Power Supply | OCZ EliteXstream 800W OCZ800EXS-EU |
| Benchmarks | |
| Performance Measurements | h2benchw 3.13PCMark Vantage 1.0 |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2006.07.27Fileserver-BenchmarkWebserver-BenchmarkWorkstation-BenchmarkDatabase-BenchmarkStreaming ReadsStreaming Writes |
| System Software and Drivers | |
| Driver | Details |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 |
| Intel Chipset | Chipset Installation Utility 9.1.0.1007 |
| AMD Graphics | Radeon 8.12 |
| Intel Matrix Storage | 8.7.0.1007 |
System-Level Test Platform
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| System Hardware II | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| CPU | Intel Pentium 4 660 (90nm, 3.6 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache) |
| MotherBoard (Socket 1366) | Asus P5GDC-V Deluxe Revision: 1.03 Chipset: Intel 915G + ICH6 BIOS: 1011 |
| RAM | 2 x 512 MB DDR2-533 Corsair CM2X512-8500 |
| HDD | Samsung SpinPoint P120 SP2004C 200 GB 7,200 RPM, SATA/300, 8 MB Cache |
| Row 5 - Cell 0 | Samsung EcoGreen F2 HS103SI 1,000 GB 5,400 RPM, SATA/300, 32 MB Cache |
| Power Supply | OCZ EliteXstream 800WOCZ800EXS-EU |
| Benchmarks | |
| Performance Measurements | BootTimerSysmark Preview 2007 1.05 |
| System Software and Drivers | |
| Driver | Details |
| Operating System | Windows XP SP2 |
| Intel Chipset | Chipset Installation Utility 9.0.0.1008 |
| Intel GMA 900 | 14.25.50.4764 |
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