Seagate New Barracuda XT 3TB Review
ccokeman -» Discuss this article (6)
Testing:
HD Tach v3.0.4.0: HD Tach is another hard drive benchmark utility, much like HD Tune. This benchmark measures the average read speed, random access time, and CPU utilization during operation.
- Quick Test 8MB Zones
SiSoft Sandra 2011: SiSoft Sandra is a diagnostic utility and synthetic benchmarking program. It allows you to view your hardware at a higher level to be more helpful.
- Physical Disks
Again we see improvements across the board in burst rate, average read speeds, and reductions in access time with Seagate's latest drive.