| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-920 (45 nm, 2.66 GHz, 8MB L3 Cache) |
| Motherboard (Socket 1366) | Supermicro X8SAX; Revision: 1.1; Chipset: Intel X58 + ICH10R; BIOS: 1.0B |
| RAM | 3GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX |
| System HDD | Seagate NL35 400GB ST3400832NS; 7,200 RPM, SATA 1.5Gb/s, 8MB Cache |
| Test HDDs | 3.5” 15,000 RPM (Fujitsu MBA3147RC) 2.5” 10,000 RPM (Toshiba MBF2600RC) |
| Power Supply | OCZ EliteXstream 800W OCZ800EXS-EU |
| Benchmarks | |
| Performance Measurements | h2benchw 3.12 PCMark Vantage 1.0 |
| I/O Performance | Iometer 2006.07.27 Fileserver-Benchmark Webserver-Benchmark Database-Benchmark Workstation-Benchmark Streaming Reads Streaming 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 |
Summary
- Shootout: 3.5” Vs. 2.5” Enterprise HDDs
- 3.5” Test HDDs: Hitachi Ultrastar 15K450, 15K600
- 2.5” Test HDDs: Hitachi Ultrastar C15K147
- Test Setup And Transfer Diagrams
- Benchmark Results: Throughput And Interface
- Benchmark Results: I/O Performance And Access Time
- Benchmark Results: PCMark Application Performance
- Benchmark Results: Temperature, Power, And Efficiency
- Conclusion
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