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SAMSUNG SPINPOINT HM160JC 160GB 2.5"

Windows XP Performance

We tested the Samsung SpinPoint HM160JC in Windows XP using the following hardware:

Motherboard Asus PVL-D

CPUs Intel Paxville Xeon 2.8GHz , x 2

Memory Apacer PC2-3200 DDR2-400 1GB

Power Supplies PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 850W SSI

Boot HDD Seagate Barracuda 40GB

Cooling Spire Cooler Verticool

Video Card ATI Rage XL on the motherboard

Below are the results of the HD Tach tests:

8MB Zones: 93.1 MB/s, Ave. Read: 37.3 MB/s, Ave. Write: 33.9 MB/s, Random Access: 17.8ms

32MB Zones: 91.2 MB/s, Ave. Read: 37.5 MB/s, Ave. Write: 36.1 MB/s, Random Access: 17.7ms

VAR Zones: 93.1 MB/s, Ave. Read: 37.5 MB/s, Ave. Write: 37.0 MB/s, Random Access: 17.7ms

Very impressive and consistent performance.

How does the Samsung compare to other 2.5" 160GB HDDs? Click below...

HITACHI TRAVELSTAR 5K160

SEAGATE MOMENTUS 5400.3



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	1. Introduction
	2. Windows XP Performance
	3. Conclusion