Performance Test 6.1:
As you can imagine by now, our benchmarks test the average read and write times. Performance Test 6.1 also performs tests to rank its Disk Mark and PassMark scores.
We can see here that the average sequential read is 99.3MB/sec, and the sequential write is 101.0MB/sec. The Disk Mark score is 754.4, and the PassMark score is 150.9.
SiSoft Sandra:
SiSoft Sandra is one of our favorite benchmarks to run. It contains tests for all types of hardware, and simulates different types of hardware so you may see how your drive compares to others. The Western Digital VelociRaptor is built in for a simulated test, so we used it as test #3. From the graph, we can see the generic path of the benchmark is recorded by SiSoft. Our particular HDD seems to spike and dip around the same line, though it still beats their score. The Velociraptor trumps the scores of the 2x Maxtor DiamondMax 80GB drives in RAID 0, as well as the 2x WD 500GB drives in RAID0. The second image shows their placing.
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lol, be my guest.
…You have the only new model…
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Yes Dan(s). You’ll even notice this uses the old IcePak. They are great drives though!
I wonder if the new ice pack, firmware, etc provide any substantial improvements in performance. Any chance we could compare this one to the new model?
I am suprised about the timing of this review. These drives have been out for quite some time. I have been running a pair of them in RAID 0 for about 6 months with the Win 7 Beta and now the Win 7 RC. The performance and stability is amazing!
This was more of a transfer of the review from our old site. It was actually the old model. We wanted to move it over so that we could reference it in an upcoming review.