Test Setup, Comparison Table, And Throughput Diagrams
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| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-920 (45 nm, 2.66 GHz, 8MB shared L3 Cache) |
| Motherboard (Socket 1366) | Supermicro X8SAX Revision: 1.0; Chipset: Intel X58 + ICH10R; BIOS: 1.0B |
| RAM | 3 x 1GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX |
| HDD | Seagate NL35, 400GB ST3400832NS; 7,200 RPM, SATA 1.5 Gb/s, 8MB Cache |
| Power Supply | OCZ EliteXstream 800W; OCZ800EXS-EU |
| Benchmarks | |
| Performance Measurements | h2benchw 3.12PCMark Vantage 1.0 |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2006.07.27Fileserver-BenchmarkWebserver-BenchmarkDatabase-BenchmarkWorkstation-BenchmarkStreaming ReadsStreaming Writes |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| Drivers | 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 |
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| Manufacturer | Hitachi | Toshiba |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Travelstar 7K500 | MKxx56GSY |
| HTS725050A9A364 | MK5056GSY | |
| Form Factor | 2.5" (9.5 mm) | 2.5" (9.5 mm) |
| Capacity | 500GB | 500GB |
| Spindle Speed | 7,200 RPM | 7,200 RPM |
| Other Capacities | 120, 160, 250, 320 GB | 160, 250, 320 GB |
| Platters | 2 | 2 |
| Cache | 16MB | 16MB |
| NCQ | yes | yes |
| Interface | SATA/300 | SATA/300 |
| Operating Temperature | 5-55°C | 5-55°C |
| Specified Idle Power | 1.0W | 1.0W |
| Measured Idle Power | 1.1W | 1.0W |
| Operating Shock (2 ms, read) | 400 G | 325 G |
| Warranty | 3 years | 3 years |
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