Home Features Not All 500 GB Hard Drives Are Created Equal By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 23 July 2009 (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) Page 8 of 9: Power Consumption And Power Efficiency Page 1: Hard Drive Progress Visualized: Two 500 GB Notebook Drives Compared Page 2: Three Platters: Samsung Spinpoint M6 HM500LI (500 GB) Page 3: Two Platters: Samsung Spinpoint M7 HM500JI (500 GB) Page 4: Test Setup And Throughput Diagrams Page 5: Access Time And I/O Performance Page 6: Throughput, Streaming, And Interface Performace Page 7: PCMark Vantage Application Performance Page 8: Power Consumption And Power Efficiency Page 9: Conclusion Power Consumption And Power EfficiencyPower RequirementsPower Efficiency 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Current page: Power Consumption And Power Efficiency Prev Page PCMark Vantage Application Performance Next Page Conclusion 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 Business Computing Samsung Storage