Momentus XT Review: Seagate's Marriage Of The HDD And Flash Memory
Update: with more real-world testing under our belts, Seagate's Momentus XT is receiving our rare Best of Tom's award for excellent performance. This new hybrid hard drive combines up to 500GB of storage and 4GB of flash memory to maximize performance.
Benchmark Results: Access Time And I/O Performance
Access time falls right about where you would expect it. The Momentus XT isn’t fastest, but within a normal range.
I/O Performance
The I/O performance numbers are higher than on the other drives in three out of four benchmarks, which could be an indicator that Adaptive Memory is doing a good job. However, since there is a lot of random I/O activity involved, there is hardly any chance for the flash memory to show its muscles.
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