PC Components Storage HDDs Accelerate Your Hard Drive By Short Stroking Features By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 5 March 2009 Page 10 of 11: I/O Performance--Average Results Page 1: On The Stroke Of Performance: Hard Drive Short Stroking Page 2: Short Stroking: How It Works Page 3: Test Drives: Hitachi Ultrastar 15K450 and Deskstar 7K1000.B Page 4: “Niagara,” The Short Stroking Tool Page 5: Test Setup, Flash SSDs and Access Time Page 6: Throughput Page 7: I/O Benchmark Results: Hitachi Ultrastar 15K450, 450 GB SAS Page 8: I/O Benchmark Results: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B, 250 GB SATA Page 9: I/O RAID Benchmark Results--Comparison with Flash SSDs Page 10: I/O Performance--Average Results Page 11: Conclusion I/O Performance--Average ResultsStay on the Cutting EdgeJoin the experts who read Tom's Hardware for the inside track on enthusiast PC tech news — and have for over 25 years. We'll send breaking news and in-depth reviews of CPUs, GPUs, AI, maker hardware and more straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Current page: I/O Performance--Average Results Prev Page I/O RAID Benchmark Results--Comparison with Flash SSDs Next Page Conclusion Patrick Schmid and Achim RoosSocial Links Navigation More about hddsDouble up on bulk storage: Save $180 when you buy two 14TB WD Red Pro NAS drivesHard drive destroyer vibrates hard drives to death in 90 seconds — DiskMantler then spits out the individual components for recyclingLatestASML sets density record with latest chipmaking tools — High-NA EUV equipment prints first patternsSee more latest ► TOPICS Hitachi Most Popular120mm AIO Roundup: Testing Be Quiet, Corsair, Cooler Master, and Enermax modelsHands-on with InWin's F5 PC Case: Back-connector motherboard support and wood front panelsThe five best AMD CPUs of all time: From old-school Athlon to brand-new RyzenHands-on with Be Quiet’s Dark Base Pro 901: Decibel dampenerThis is the fastest SSD we've ever tested — Phison E26 Max14um 2TB performance previewHands-On: Cooler Master's NCore 100 Max case stands tall and handles large GPUsI built a PC With MSI's Project Zero Motherboard: Moving all the ports to the back for a cleaner, quicker build with better airflowSurging on Smartphones, Folding Screen Adoption on Laptops Will Take Years to Go MainstreamTesting GPUs with AMD FSR3 and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora — 16 graphics cards and hundreds of benchmarksHands-On: Lian Li's LCD Screen fans turn heads and are surprisingly affordable, but not as configurable as I'd likeInside Cooler Master's heatsink-themed Taipei headquarters: Even the cafe is cutting edge
