|
Drive Performance Benchmarks:
| Access Time (ms) |  |
|---|
| HDTach 99 |
Samsung SV8004H |
Maxtor 5T060H6 |
Samsung SV6004H |
| Winbench 99 |
14.5 ms |
17.4 ms |
14.4 ms |
| HDTach 1.61 |
14.6 ms |
17.6 ms |
14.5 ms |
The SpinPoint SV8004H compared closely to the
SV6004H, but remained a fair distance behind the Quantum Fireball Plus. The main difference to here to take note of is the 5400RPM vs. 7200PM difference between the Samsung and Quantum drives. The drive that spins faster is obviously going to have an advantage in access times over the 5400RPM SV8004H Samsung drive.
HDTach
2.61:
Hard drive Tach 2.61 is standard for benchmarking
drives and provides a wealth of data on the peculiarities of each drive tested.
The software tests five major points; access time, burst speed, read speed and
percent CPU utilization.
 |
| Samsung SV8004H Hard Drive Performance Graph |
| HDTach 2.61 | |
|---|
|
Samsung SV8004H |
Maxtor 5T060H6 |
Samsung SV6004H |
| Access time (ms) |
14.5 ms |
17.4 ms |
14.4 ms |
|
Read burst speed (mbps) |
53.8 mbps |
56.8 mbps |
54.3 mbps |
| Read speed max (kps) |
34622 kps |
39116 kps |
32383 kps |
| Read speed min (kps) |
15131 kps |
20420 kps |
8241 kps |
| Read speed avg (kps) |
27159 kps |
31188 kps |
25121 kps |
| CPU ultilization |
5.3% |
6.1% |
4.9% |
|
|
|
|
WinBench 99:
| WinBench 99 | |
|---|
| |
Samsung SV8004H |
Maxtor 5T060H6 |
Samsung SV6004H |
| Disk Transfer Rate |
|
|
|
| - Beginning: |
33300 kbs |
38500 |
30900 |
| - End: |
18800 kbs |
22900 |
18000 |
| Disk Access Time: |
14.6 ms |
17.6 ms |
14.5 ms |
| CPU Utilization: |
1.47% |
1.2% |
1.72% |
|
|
|
|
WinBench 99 points out some interesting performance
variances between the 80GB Samsung and the 60GB Maxtor in particular.
While the Maxtor proves superior in terms of percent CPU utilization, the Samsung SV8004H boasts
better disk access times.
We didn't have anyway of accurately measuring the temperature or noise output of the SpinPoint SV8004H, or
comparison drives, but what we can say is that temperatures
remained fairly cool (about 40 degrees Celsius), and noise was not noticeable Finally, it's worth
noting that the SpinPoint has a TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) of only about
$2.02 per GB, while comparatively speaking the 60GB Maxtor is $2.33,
and the 60GB Samsung is $1.93. Based on these average retail figures (hint: you
should be able to find even better prices) the SpinPoint SV8004H offers very
good value for the dollar with very little noise generation. In the end I would
have to say we were surprised by the results of the tests on the 80GB Samsung
drive, and the low price point it is selling for. While it may not be the
fastest drive out there, it does offer a good set of features which can be more
desireable in some situations (home office, where cost and noise are an issue)
then raw performance.
|
|
|
|
RSS Newsletter
