Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB SATA 2.5 Review

Testing:

HD Tach v3.0.4.0: HD Tach is another hard drive benchmark utility much like HD Tune is. This benchmark will measure the average read speed, the random access time, and the amout of the CPU used during operation.

• Quick Test 8MB Zones

SiSoft Sandra 2009 SP3: SiSoft Sandra is a diagnostic utility and synthetic benchmarking program. Sandra allows you to view your hardware at a higher level to be more helpful.

File System

Physical Disks

In HD Tach the Seagate Momentus put up a stong fight and even used 0% of the CPU for the benchmark. In Sandra it was the fastest in disk speed but second in access times.