Testing Specs, HD Tach Performance
Hardware
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.66GHz) LGA775
- x2 1024MB Corsair XMS PC-6400 CAS4 Module(s)
- ASUS P5N-E SLI (nForce 650i SLI)
- OCZ GameXStream (700 watt)
- Seagate Barracuda 500GB
- Western Digital Raptor 150GB
- Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 1TB
- ASUS GeForce 8800 GTX (768MB)
Software
- Microsoft Windows XP Pro (SP2)
- Nvidia nForce 650i 8.26
- Nvidia Forceware 158.22
The ultra-speedy Western Digital Raptor 150 is 17% faster than the large 500GB Seagate drive in terms of average write performance according to HD Tach. The Raptor 150 on the other hand is just 7% faster than the mammoth Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 1TB hard drive. When it comes to burst performance the Seagate 500GB drive is the victor here, followed by the Hitachi 1TB drive. So far the performance of the Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 1TB hard drive is looking good!