Next up, I utilized HDTach to generate
test graphs. Still a synthetic benchmark, HDTach gives you considerably more
information than Sandra’s Disk benchmark. For this test I was unable to run
tests on the IBM Deskstar 15GB and Maxtor 40GB drives due to time constraints.
First off, a quick peek at my test
system Maxtor 15GB drive.
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Here, the graph shows you several
things. First, the drive’s sequential read speed, which is averaging 22473.2
KB/sec. Random access seek times come in at a higher than paper specs 11.9ms.
Burst speed comes in at 58.4mbps. CPU utilization comes in at 12% during the
test.
Now’s let’s take a look at the new
Quantum Fireball Plus AS 30GB graph.
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Here we see some significant improvement
in raw throughput across the board. Sequential read speeds are ~35% higher, at
34180.5kBps. Random access seek times are slightly higher than spec, at 9.6ms
but not as far off as the Maxtor. Burst transfer speeds…Well, boys and girls we
really don’t know what they are, as the drive is off the chart! (Time for
TCDLabs do give us an update to HDTach I think :D). CPU utilization in
comparison to the Maxtor is ~50% lower, at a mere 6.1%.
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