HDDs, The Next Generation: Drives With 4KB Sectors On The Way
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Test Setup And Throughput Diagram
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System Hardware | |
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Hardware | Details |
CPU | Intel Core i7-920 (45nm, 2.66 GHz, 8MB L2 Cache) |
Motherboard (Sockel 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 1.5 Gb/s, 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 new drive’s throughput looks impressive, considering that it operates at a relaxed 5,400 RPM spindle speed.
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