Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB SATA 2.5 Review

Testing:

To test the capabilities of the Seagate Momentus 500GB hard drive I will use several benchmarks. These benchmarks are designed to test all aspects of the hard drives including the read speeds, write speeds, access times, and more. To prevent any outside interference from variables all hardware will be run at their stock speeds, settings, voltages, and latencies.

• Processor(s): AMD Phenom II X4 955
• Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
• Memory: Corsair XMS3 DHX 2x2GB DDR3-1600MHz 7-7-7-20
• Video Card : NVIDIA GTX 260 (216)
• Power Supply: Mushkin 800w Modular Power Supply
• Hard Drive: Seagate 7200.4 500B SATA 2.5" w/ 16MB Cache
• Optical Drive: Lite-On 8x DVD+/-RW
• OS: Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

Comparison Hard Drives:

• Fujitsu MHZ2320BH 320GB 5400RPM 2.5" Hard Drive
• Seagate Momentus 5400RPM 100GB 2.5" Hard Drive
• Seagate 750GB 7200RPM  3.5" Hard Drive 

Benchmarks:

• Drive Tests:

1. HDTune 3.50 Pro
2. HD Tach
3. SISoft Sandra 2009
4. Crystal Disk Mark
5. ATTO Disk Benchmark
6. AS SSD
7. PCMark Vantage