All drives were formatted in NTFS, and were set as Basic
disks. Best
scores are in green.
CPU% scores have a 2% margin of error. Click to
enlarge images:
UPDATE, Jan 2006: Test
results below have been updated with the Fujitsu MVH2120AH:
Test Set 1: NF4 Device Manager Speed Test Utility.
Provides a general indication of read speeds.
|
HDD |
Fujitsu MHV2120AT |
Seagate ST9120821A |
Fujitsu MHV2120AH |
|
NF4 Speed Test |
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 |
 |
|
NF4 Burst |
78.7 MB/S |
86.0 MB/S |
78.9 MB/S |
|
NF4 Sustained |
32.7 MB/S |
39.3 MB/S |
40.2 MB/S |
Test Set 2: HDTach 3.0.1.0 RW,
8MB Zones. Great test for MP3 player performance.
|
HDD |
Fujitsu MHV2120AT |
Seagate ST9120821A |
Fujitsu MHV2120AH |
|
HDTach 3.0.1.0
Var
Zones |
 |
 |
 |
|
Burst Rate |
83.4 MB/S |
92.8 MB/S |
91.4
MB/S |
|
Ave. Reads |
26.8 MB/S |
33.2 MB/S |
33.8 MB/S |
|
Ave. Writes |
26.6
MB/S |
33.2
MB/S |
33.8 MB/S |
|
Seek Time |
19.4 mS |
16.9 mS |
18.1 mS |
|
CPU % |
1% |
2% |
2% |
As expected, the 5400 RPM Seagate drive excelled.
No contest against the 4200RPM Fujitsu.
UPDATE, Jan 2006: Wow.
Fujitsu's MVH2120AH beat Seagate where it counts, in the
average reads and writes. Scorching performance!
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