Western Digital Caviar WD600AB

Western Digital Caviar WD600AB
Introduction
Low-Level Measurements
STR Graph
WinMarks
IOMeter Performance
Conclusion

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Western Digital Caviar WD600AB

February 26, 2001

Author: Eugene Ra

IOMeter Performance

Testbed II	IOMeter Normalized Graphs	Details...

Windows 2000 Professional, Unpartitioned

File Server Index

Workstation Index

Database Index

IBM Deskstar 40GV (40.0 GB ATA-66) - 124.79

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Quantum Fireball lct10 (30.0 GB ATA-66) - 120.07

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Western Digital Caviar WD600AB (60.0 GB ATA-100) - 116.36

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Fujitsu MPG3xxxAT (41.0 GB ATA-100) - 107.56

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Maxtor DiamondMax 80 (82.0 GB ATA-100) - 104.73

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Maxtor DiamondMax VL40 (40.9 GB ATA-100) - 103.88

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IBM Deskstar 40GV (40.0 GB ATA-66) - 137.77

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Quantum Fireball lct10 (30.0 GB ATA-66) - 133.45

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Western Digital Caviar WD600AB (60.0 GB ATA-100) - 130.87

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Fujitsu MPG3xxxAT (41.0 GB ATA-100) - 119.80

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Maxtor DiamondMax 80 (82.0 GB ATA-100) - 117.18

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Maxtor DiamondMax VL40 (40.9 GB ATA-100) - 115.82

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IBM Deskstar 40GV (40.0 GB ATA-66) - 123.49

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Quantum Fireball lct10 (30.0 GB ATA-66) - 117.63

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Western Digital Caviar WD600AB (60.0 GB ATA-100) - 115.13

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Fujitsu MPG3xxxAT (41.0 GB ATA-100) - 107.89

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Maxtor DiamondMax 80 (82.0 GB ATA-100) - 106.15

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Maxtor DiamondMax VL40 (40.9 GB ATA-100) - 105.56

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WD's drive turns in respectable scores in our IOMeter indices (normalized averages of our access patterns using Light, Medium, and Heavy loads). Only IBM's Deskstar 40GV outstrips the 600AB. The WD, nonetheless, sets itself apart from the competition.

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