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3.5" Hard Drive Charts
Tom's Interactive 3.5" Hard Drive Charts compare low-level as well as application performance of more than 40 popular hard drive models. The charts include all popular 3.5" desktop drive manufacturers such as Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate and Western Digital. They list UltraATA and Serial ATA interfaces, 7,200 and 10,000 RPM drives, and capacities between 36 GB and 1000 GB. 15 individual benchmark categories analyze read and write throughput, interface performance, average access time, Windows startup performance and several I/O access patterns that are imperative for server and workstation scenarios. Two comparison features make our Hard Drive Charts unique on the Internet: The Cost per Gigabyte calculation and the Price/Performance Index, which relates performance, capacity and cost. Prices are updated daily using the latest price information provided by TG Stores.
Enterprise Hard Drive Charts
Tom's Interactive Enterprise Hard Drive Charts compare high-end server/workstation hard drives used in enterprise-class systems. The 15 benchmarks we used as a testing platform are the same as the ones featured in the other HDD Charts, but the interpretation of the data is different in the enterprise segment: Servers often depend on maximum I/O performance rather than on raw throughput. Of course, you can also check various other criteria: read and write throughput, sorted by average, minimum and maximum, access time, interface performance and four I/O benchmark patterns. You will find most of the popular enterprise hard drives made by Fujitsu, Hitachi and Seagate; all using either Ultra320 SCSI or SAS interfaces. Then there is the price/performance index which helps you select a particular drive, as it relates performance and capacity to cost of drive. If your company requires a large number of hard drives, this feature will enable you to make an informed and budget friendly decision.

News

Intel 45 nm server processors to account for almost half of total 2-way server shipments in Q2 08
Monday 30 July 2007 – 09:45 in Business
With Intel set to launch 45nm quad-core (Harpertown) and dual-core (Wolfdale-DP) server processors in fourth quarter 2007, 45 nm processors are scheduled rapidly increase in shipment proportions to account for almost 50% of total 2-way server shipments b
Intel Woodcrest server leads AMD Opteron 64 server in performance test
Tuesday 7 March 2006 – 10:21
In the first head-to-head match-up for performance supremacy between AMD and Intel processors, staged by Intel , in quite some time, an AMD Opteron 64-based Sun Fire X4200 server running at 2.4 GHz, was placed against an example of a future HP ProLiant server running Intel's Woodcrest platform.
Server electricity use to grow faster in Asia-Pacific and Western Europe than in the U.S.
Wednesday 12 December 2007 – 01:30
A study commissioned by AMD suggests that energy demand for new servers will grow faster in Asia-Pacific and Western Europe than in the U.S. over the next three years.
AMD more than doubles Opteron shipments in slowing server market
Wednesday 22 February 2006 – 06:46
Sales in the worldwide server market declined slightly in the fourth quarter of 2005, but were high enough to push the annual sales result to a new record high of $51.3 billion, according to market research firm IDC. AMD more than doubled its x86 server processor shipments and market share in 12 months and emerged as the clear winner of the segment.
Server, heal thyself
Thursday 26 August 1999 – 06:31
Dell Computer CEO Michael Dell says his company is developing "self-healing" PC's servers that can automatically notify technicians of a failure.

Articles & reviews

Your Own Server Part 2: Windows Server 2003 Installation*
Friday 16 July 2004 – 07:00
We detail the step-by-step process of installing Windows Server 2003 software. While walking you through the process of selecting general system options, including network interfaces, DNS and DHCP options and active directories, we show you how to avoid certain pitfalls inherent in setting up Windows Server 2003.
My Own Server Part 1: DIY 1U Rack Servers*
Friday 19 March 2004 – 06:00
Whether for Web hosting or general-purpose office applications, 19" servers dominate the enterprise landscape. We take a 1U server from MSI as an example and offer a step-by-step account of what it takes to build a complete system.
Head to Head: Silex SX-1000U USB Device Server vs. Keyspan USB Server*
Thursday 10 February 2005 – 03:25
USB device servers are a product concept that's a little hard to wrap your head around at first. But once you understand what they can do, you'll probably want to add them to your networking bag of tricks. Micah LaCombe put both Silex's SX-1000U USB device server and Keyspan's USB Server to the test, and one definitely came out on top.
A Look At Windows Server 2008*
Friday 19 October 2007 – 09:56 in Business
Improved management features, integrated virtualization and a new Internet Information Server. The server version of Windows Vista offers a number of new options. Tom's Hardware has taken a look at the beta version RC0.
The Server Primer, Part 2*
Tuesday 3 April 2007 – 03:21
Now that we know about server hardware, it's time to discuss server environments, categories, features and service.