Western Digital VR150 300GB Velociraptor Review :: Test Methodology and Setup

Author: Doc Overclock · 04-24-2008 · Category: Hardware - Hard Drives
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We used five tests to compare performance between the standard WD Raptor 74GB from the last generation to the new Velociraptor 300GB HDD. The tests are: HD Tach, PCMark Vantage HDD test, Sisoft Sandra X2 SP2 HDD benchmark, a file transfer test with a 600MB file (in this case SpecViewPerf) and the Average Seek time result from HD Tach. Each test has a purpose to show performance values between the standard Raptor and the new Velociraptor.

Test System

  • Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 CPU running at 2667MHz
  • EVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW motherboard
  • EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB running 169.44 Forceware
  • 2 GB Crucial Tracer 1066MHz PC8500 DDR2 memory
  • 74GB Western Digital Raptor HDD / 300GB Velociraptor
  • Rosewill 950W PSU

Tests

  • HD-Tach Sustained Speed
  • HD-Tach Random Access Time
  • SiSoft Sandra
  • 600MB File Transfer
  • PCMArk Vantage

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