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Seagate XT 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive Testing
| Manufacturer: | Seagate Technologies |
| Product: | Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB |
| Date: | Fri, Nov 06, 2009 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Nathan Kirsch - |
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Test System
Before we look at the numbers, here is a brief glance at the test system that was used. All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. The Intel Core i7 test system was run in dual-channel memory mode at 1333MHz with 8-8-8-24 memory timings. The ASUS P7P55D-E Premium motherboard was run with BIOS 0106.
A Corsair P64 SSD was the 'boot drive' for the test system and the Seagate XT 2TB drive was used as a secondary drive that could be moved between the two SATA headers that would be tested. Each header was connected to a different controller, so:
- P55 Chipset (The blue header for SATA-II, 3.0 GB/s performance)
- Marvell 9123 Driver 1027 (The white header for SATA 6G, 6.0 GB/s performance)
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Core i7 870 |
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Motherboard |
ASUS P7P55D-E Premium
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Memory |
4GB Kingston HyperX |
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Video Card |
ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
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Hard Drive |
Corsair P64 SSD (boot) |
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Cooling |
Thermalright MUX |
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Power Supply |
CoolerMaster UPC 1100W |
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
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Let's take a look at the benchmarks and see what the SATA 6GB/s has to offer!
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| Review Index |
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Page 1 - SATA 6Gb/s Arrives, But Should You Care?
Page 2 - Test System Page 3 - HD Tach v3.0.4.0 Page 4 - HD Tune v3.50 Page 5 - PCMark Vantage Page 6 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions |
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