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hard drive performance question

ronss

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May 25, 2003
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i have two hard drives

-------seagate 250gb 7200.10

-------seagate 500gb 7200.11

i have hd tune pro installed...

question- what numbers should i go by to see which drive to use as my boot device for pure performance...

these are the numbers i get off the 7200.11 500gb
max-108
average-83
burst-103
access time-12.5

results on my 7200.10 250gb seagate barracuda

max-91
average 75
burst 141
access time-17ms

WHICH DRIVE IS TRULY FASTER
 

n7

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Jan 4, 2004
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500 GB.

And a mod note: For any more questions on your HDDs, please consolidate them to one thread rather than making more.

n7
Memory/Storage Mod