![]() ![]() This score is typical of an upper tier ‘new generation’ SATA 3 drive and had a much better showing then the other 120GB SandForce controlled drive we have tested, the OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 120GB SSD. Let’s see how reflective it is in the new AS SSD Copy Benchmark. Once again, the low write score of 161MB/s with random data concerned us just a bit. As AS SSD uses random data, we might see similar results to the Crystal score above and right. If it is anything to be concerned about, confirmation will be shown with significantly low PCMark Vantage results in comparison testing.ĪS SSD Disk Benchmark is perhaps the only benchmark program that was created for solid state drives. We have to admit though that we started to wonder about the low high sequential and 512kb write transfer speeds as we like to see them typically about 100MB/s higher in both RAW and random data sampling. We like to use Crystal, for the most part, as it gives a clear indication of the all important 4k random writes which fall right in line here. The ‘0Fill’ result is on the left and ‘random data’ result on the right. Many new SSD owners who can’t wait to test the performance of their SSD often grab this program and run a quick test, not realizing that they are testing with random data, not RAW or ‘0Fill’ data as tested by manufacturers. We like it so much it’s now our main hard drive in our small form factor builds.Crystal Disk Benchmark is used to measure read and write performance through sampling of raw (0/1 Fill) or random data. It’s small, fast, quiet, cool and with an excellent price quality ratio. We think this 2.5″ HDD is the sweet spot for anyone who needs an upgrade regardless of its purpose like laptop, gaming console, HTPC, external drive etc We didn’t include in the tests versus an SSD because we know it won’t even come close but just for fun, only one to see why SSD are so good. ![]() In all the tests the 7k1000 beats it’s 2.5″ brother by 20 – 50% showing that the 7200 RPM and 32 MB buffer is better not only on paper but also in real life than the 5400 RPM and 8 MB combo.Īnd even more interesting it wins against a regular 3.5” also at 7200 but with 16 MB buffer.īoth HD Tune and Crystal Disk Mark prove the above.Ĭan’t hear it even in load and this is where we keep it in our build.Īnd heat-wise, in that position with all these tests we didn’t see it go over 39-40 degrees C. Video card: MSI GTX 760 OC 4 GB Twin Frozr SSD : Samsung 840 Evo 120 GB (1 year old)Įxternal HDD : WD Passport 1 TB 2.5″ 5400 Rpm 8 Mb buffer WD10TMVW USB 3.0 ![]() HDD : WD 640 GB AAKS 3.5″ 7200 Rpm 16 Mb buffer (6 years old) RAM: 2 x 4 GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracers 1600 Mhz CL8 (3 years old) Processor: Intel i7 2700k Sandy Bridge 32nm, HT and Turbo Boost Enabled HGST Travelstar 2.5-Inch 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache Mobile retail kit Made by HGST, formerly Hitachi Global Storage Technologies founded in 2003, but now a subsidiary of Western Digital (acquired in 2012) that produces hard disk drives, solid-state drives, and external storage products and services. Usually it’s one or the other, but this one has it all: 7200 RPM with 32 MB cache buffer and 1 Terabyte (2x 500 GB platters) in a 2.5″ size, via a SATA 6 GB/s interface. One of the very few complete 2.5” mechanical hard drives that doesn’t have to compromise between capacity and speed. Another interesting product is in for reviewing. ![]()
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