The Revolt of the Munchkins: 2.5" 5,400 and 7,200 rpm Hard Drives

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Benchmark Table

The following table sums up and compares the huge range of specs. each vendor offers:

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Header Cell - Column 0 Hitachi 7K60SeagateMomentusST94811AToshibaMK8025
Capacity60 GB20, 40 GB80 GB
InterfaceUltraATA/100UltraATA/100UltraATA/100
Rotational Speed7,200 rpm5,400 rpm4,200 rpm
Per-Platter Capacity30 GB p.P.40 GB p.P.40 GB p.P.
Seek Time10 ms10 ms12 ms
Cache8 MB8 MB8 MB
OutputStart5.5 Wn/a4.7 W
OutputIdle0.85 W0.97 W0.70 W
OutputRead/Write2.5 W2.4 W2.3 W
Weight115 g99 g98 g

Test Setup

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Test System
Processors2x Intel Pentium 4 Xeon, 2.8 GHz
MotherboardSupermicro X5DL8ServerWorks GC-LE
RAM2x 512 MB PC2100/DDR266Registered, ECC - Samsung
IDE ControllerSB7440 UltraATA/100 Controller
System HarddriveWestern Digital WD1200JB, 7.200 U/Min, 8 MB Cache
Test HarddrivesHitachi Travelstar 7K60Seagate Momentus 40 GB ST94811AToshiba MK8025GAS
Display AdapternVIDIA GeForce4 MX440, PCI, 64 MB
Network CardBroadcom BCM5703, 1 Gb/s, on board
Operating SystemWindows 2000 Server SP4
Benchmarks and Tests
Access TimeZD WinBench 99 2.0
Performance TestsIntel IOMeter 2003.02.15HD Tach 2.61Winbench 99 2.0
Drivers and Settings
Graphics DrivernVIDIA 44.03
DriversWindows 2000 Server default Chipset drivers
DirectX Version9.0
Resolution1024x768, 16-bit, 85 Hz refresh
Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

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.