VelociRaptor Returns: 6Gb/s, 600GB, And 10,000 RPM

Test Setup And Throughput Diagram

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System Hardware
Hardware Details
CPU Intel Core i7-920 (45 nm, 2.66 GHz, 8MB L2 Cache)
Motherboard (Socket 1366) Supermicro X8SAX Revision: 1.1; 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/150, 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
Driver Details
Operating System Windows Vista Ultimate SP1
Intel Chipset Chipset Installation Utility 9.1.0.1007
AMD Graphics Radeon 8.12
Intel Matrix Storage 8.7.0.1007

 

The throughput diagram of WD’s new VelociRaptor is impressive, keeping above 97 MB/s at all times.