The Deskstar 40GV's
IOMeter performance is quite respectable. A quick look at the IOMeter
Workstation Index (a normalized average of Workstation Light, Medium and Heavy loads) reveals a score of 138 I/Os per second. This is enough to edge a long-time
Leaderboard occupant, the
Quantum Fireball lct10. Such a score also outpaces the
Maxtor DiamondMax 60 and
Western Digital Caviar WD450AA by margins of 11% and 13% respectively. Only
Samsung's SpinPoint V10200 manages to remain untoppled. The Deskstar trails Samsung's unassuming drive by 2%.
Conclusion...
