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SCSI/SAS/FC/SATA Disks Performance Data

By Ian Mapleson

Last Change: 15/Nov/2018

In order to make it easier for people to make upgrade decisions/purchasing decisions, here I present the results of running HDTach and my own real-world file search test on a wide range of SCSI, SAS and SATA storage devices. At some point I hope to test a few FC drives aswell.

Older HDTach tests were done using an LSI 22320-R PCIX U320 SCSI card in a proper PCIX/133 slot (ASUS M2N32 WS Professional board), or an LSI SAS3442X-R PCIX card, or LSI SAS3082E-R PCIe card, or an HP P410 PCIe card (the latter for testing 6Gbit SAS devices). When I test FC drives (not done any yet), I'll use a QLA2342 card.

Whenever possible, 6Gbit-capable SATA devices are tested via a proper 6Gbit SATA3 port (Intel port on a P67-based ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, i7 2700K). Write performance is not included much yet, though I'll add misc results I obtain at the bottom of this page. Note that HDTach uses 1MB = 1000000 bytes. Results are ordered by max read speed; if two devices give the same result, then the ordering is via: average speed, minimum speed, burst rate, access time.

My real-world access time test consists of searching a large number of small files, in this case four copies of /usr/share from a full 6.5.30 OS installation, approx. 4GB of data and more than 200000 files, copied onto each disk in one subdirectory. I use the find command with a file name that doesn't exist, thus forcing the search to scan the whole directory. Testing is done with a Fuel 600MHz/V12, connected via a QLOGIC QLA12160/66 PCI64 U160 SCSI card (results with an LSI 21320-IS were slower), LSI SAS3442X-R or QLA2342 (note that in many cases, a faster CPU can boost performance by up to 10%, eg. using a Fuel/900 instead).

I will add the IRIX diskperf results for every disk at a later date. Here are the two performance tables, first the HDTach Read Test results (widen your browser to see the full table)...


HDTach V3.0.4.0, General Read Test, in order of Max Sustained Speed:

                                                                                        Max        Min      Average     Burst      Random
Brand (OEM) / Type               Size   RPM   Conn.  Model                            (MB/sec)   (MB/sec)   (MB/sec)   (MB/sec)  Access (ms)

2 x Seagate (HP) 6Gbit SAS    2x450GB   15K    SAS   ST3450857SS / EF0450FARMV          327.5      191.2     247.5      364.1        5.6        (3Gbit/sec SAS connection)
2 x Seagate (HP) 3Gbit SAS    2x450GB   15K    SAS   ST3450856SS / DF0450B8054          322.5      188.6     247.2      356.7        5.6
2 x Hitachi (HP) 3Gbit SAS    2x450GB   15K    SAS   HUS154545VLS300 / DF0450BAERH      294.3      187.2     246.0      415.7        6.0
2 x Samsung SpinPoint F3     2x1000GB  7200   SATA   HD103SJ                            291.3      185.5     227.8      348.8       13.5
Toshiba 3Gbit SAS               300GB   15K    SAS   ALI3SXB300N                        230.4      170.3     204.3      253.8        5.0
Hitachi (Dell) 6Gbit SAS        600GB   15K    SAS   HUS156060VLS60 / D348K             213.3      118.8     169.9      255.1        5.6        (3Gbit/sec SAS connection)
Seagate (Dell) 6Gbit SAS        600GB   15K    SAS   ST3600857SS / 0J762N               207.5      127.0     178.4      403.2        5.6        (6Gbit/sec SAS connection)
Seagate Constellation ES.3     2000GB  7200    SAS   ST2000NM0023                       202.3       94.5     157.8      198.8       11/4        (3Gbit/sec SAS connection)
Seagate (Dell) 6Gbit SAS        600GB   15K    SAS   ST3600857SS / 0J762N               201.6      124.7     175.4      214.3        5.5        (3Gbit/sec SAS connection)
Seagate (HP) 6Gbit SAS          450GB   15K    SAS   ST3450857SS / EF0450FARMV          201.5      129.1     179.1      213.3        5.5        (3Gbit/sec SAS connection)
Seagate Constellation ES.3     2000GB  7200   SATA   ST2000NM0033                       196.8       87.8     151.4      309.0       12.0
Seagate Constellation ES.3     3000GB  7200   SATA   ST3000NM0033                       194.5      129.3     167.6      314.4       10.8
Seagate (HP) 3Gbit SAS          450GB   15K    SAS   ST3450856SS / DF0450B8054          183.1      105.0     147.7      229.7        5.6
Hitachi 6Gbit SATA             4000GB  7200   SATA   HUS724040ALE640                    180.0      120.0     159.2      490.7       11.8
Hitachi 6Gbit SATA             2000GB  7200   SATA   HUS724020ALE640                    164.5       70.1     133.6      481.7       11.8
Hitachi (HP) 3Gbit SAS          450GB   15K    SAS   HUS154545VLS300 / DF0450BAERH      162.8      103.7     136.9      251.7        6.0
Seagate Constellation ES.2     2000GB  7200   SATA   ST32000645NS                       157.9       75.7     122.4      382.6       12.6
Samsung SpinPoint F3           1000GB  7200   SATA   HD103SJ                            145.0       75.0     118.6      267.3       13.2
Hitachi Enterprise             2000GB  7200   SATA   HUA722020ALAJK0                    139.6       60.9     102.9      220.8       12.9
Seagate Cheetah (HP)            146GB   15K    SCA   ST3146855LC                        135.0       81.0     114.0      197.1        5.7
Seagate Cheetah (SUN)           146GB   15K    SAS   ST3146855SS                        132.0       78.0     114.1      228.7        5.8
Western Digital Velociraptor    150GB   10K   SATA   WD1600HLFS                         132.0       79.0     107.0      248.0        6.9
Fujitsu                         147GB   15K    SAS   MBA3147RC                          131.2       69.8     109.5      246.2        6.2
Fujitsu                         300GB   15K    SCA   MBA3300NC                          131.0       74.0     107.9      230.9        6.1
Seagate Barracuda ES.2         1000GB  7200    SAS   ST31000640SS                       130.5       63.2      99.4      201.3       12.2
Seagate Constellation.2         250GB  7200   SATA   ST9250610NS                        118.6       56.8      89.5      259.6       12.0
Seagate Constellation.2        1000GB  7200   SATA   ST91000640NS                       118.5       56.2      93.7      482.8       12.1
Seagate Barracuda ES.2          500GB  7200   SATA   ST3500320NS                        117.1       49.5      90.4      176.0       12.6
Seagate Barracuda ES.2         1000GB  7200   SATA   ST31000340NS                       116.7       55.7      93.5      132.5       13.0
Seagate Barracuda ES.2          750GB  7200   SATA   ST3750330NS                        115.7       53.1      92.4      174.0       13.0
Samsung SpinPoint F1           1000GB  7200   SATA   HD103UJ                            115.0       55.0      89.8      235.9       16.5
Maxtor Atlas 15K II             146GB   15K    SCA   8E147J0                            105.0       74.0      89.8      225.1        6.8
Maxtor Atlas 15K II             146GB   15K    SCA   8K147J0                            105.0       74.0      89.3      222.4        5.7
Maxtor Atlas 15K II              36GB   15K    SCA   8K036J0                            104.0       73.0      88.6      227.0        5.3
Maxtor Atlas 10K V               73GB   10K    SCA   8J073J0                            100.0       45.0      72.8      226.9        7.3
Seagate Cheetah (HP)             36GB   15K    SCA   ST336754LC / 5065-5286              98.0       55.0      80.6      239.7        5.7
Maxtor (IBM)                    300GB   10K    SCA   8J300J0                             98.0       48.0      74.6      221.3        8.0
Fujitsu (Worldisk)               36GB   15K    68P   MAX3036NP / MX03036SC680600U        97.2       59.0      81.0      222.6        5.7
Fujitsu (Worldisk)               73GB   15K    SCA   MAX3073NC / MX03073SC800600X        97.0       62.0      82.3      230.9        5.7
Fujitsu                         147GB   15K    SCA   MAX3147NC                           96.4       62.0      82.4      227.0        5.7
Fujitsu (SUN)                   147GB   15K    SCA   MAU3147NC                           96.0       62.0      81.5      216.8        5.7
Hitachi Ultrastar               147GB   15K    68P   HUS151414VL3600                     95.0       63.0      79.1      228.1        6.0
CSC OEM (ST3146854LC)           146GB   15K    SCA   OEM146LC-15 / CSC150GB15K           95.0       55.0      78.7      235.6        5.7
Seagate Cheetah                 146GB   15K    SCA   ST3146854LC                         95.0       55.0      78.5      239.0        5.8
Maxtor Atlas 15K                 73GB   15K    68P   8C073L0                             95.0       55.0      78.5      234.1        5.7
Maxtor Atlas 10K V              147GB   10K    SCA   8D147J0                             95.0       51.0      73.3      222.9        8.9
Fujitsu (Worldisk)               36GB   15K    SCA   MAX3036NC / MX03036SC800600X        94.4       61.6      81.3      227.4        5.6
Hitachi Ultrastar                36GB   15K    68P   HUS151436VL3600                     93.8       68.2      82.6      233.1        5.7
Seagate Savvio 10K.2 (SUN)      146GB   10K    SAS   ST9146802SS                         93.0       55.0      75.7      226.4        7.2
Fujitsu                         300GB   10K    68P   MAT3300NP                           93.0       50.0      73.2      216.4        7.7
Hitachi (SUN)                   146GB   10K    SAS   HUC101414CSS300                     92.0       50.0      73.6      251.2        7.1
Fujitsu                         146GB   10K    SCA   MAW3147NC                           91.0       64.0      75.9      230.5        7.3
Fujitsu                         147GB   10K    68P   MAT3147NP                           91.0       53.0      72.7      216.8        7.7
Maxtor Atlas 10K V               73GB   10K    68P   8D073L0                             90.0       50.0      74.1      225.5        9.4
Fujitsu                          73GB   10K    SCA   MAT3073NC                           90.0       50.0      73.5      222.6        7.7
Fujitsu                          73GB   10K    68P   MAT3073NP                           90.0       51.0      73.4      230.4        7.7
Fujitsu (HP)                    300GB   10K    SCA   MAW3300NC / BD30089BBA              90.0       50.0      73.0      217.2        7.8
Fujitsu (IBM)                   300GB   10K    SCA   MAT3300NC                           90.0       50.0      72.0      222.8        7.9
Hitachi                         300GB   10K    SCA   HUS103030FL3800                     90.0       48.0      71.8      211.0        8.0
Seagate Savvio 10K/2 2.5"       146GB   10K    SAS   ST9146802SS                         89.7       56.0      75.4      224.1        7.4
Hitachi Ultrastar Enterprise   1000GB  7200   SATA   HUA721010KLA330                     89.5       43.3      72.5      213.1       12.4
Worldisk                        147GB   10K    SCA   MXJ3147SC800600X                    89.0       52.0      73.2      222.8        7.6
Seagate Barracuda ES            750GB  7200   SATA   ST3750640NS                         82.2       41.5      67.8      248.6       13.3
Fujitsu (Worldisk)               36GB   15K    SCA   MAS3367NC / MX03367SC800600S        80.3       61.8      74.8      219.7        5.5
Fujitsu                          36GB   15K    SCA   MAS3367NC                           80.0       64.0      75.0      218.2        5.4
Seagate Cheetah                 146GB   10K    SCA   ST3146707LC                         80.0       39.0      65.3      230.4        7.8
Seagate Cheetah                 300GB   10K    SCA   ST3300007LC                         80.0       40.0      65.0      234.7        8.0
Seagate Cheetah                 300GB   10K    68P   ST3300007LW                         80.0       39.0      64.7      234.8        8.0
Seagate Cheetah (HP)             36GB   15K    SCA   BF03685A35 / 9U9006-038             77.0       50.0      66.4      217.4        6.3
Maxtor Atlas 15K                 36GB   15K    SCA   8C036J0                             76.0       55.0      66.7      240.0        5.7
Maxtor Atlas 10K IV              36GB   10K    SCA   8B036J0                             75.0       44.0      60.4      243.1        7.2
Maxtor Atlas 10K IV              73GB   10K    SCA   8B073J0                             75.0       40.5      60.3      244.2        7.5
Fujitsu (HP)                      9GB   10K    SCA   BD00965CC3                          73.0       66.0      68.6      127.6        6.8
Seagate Cheetah (HP)             36GB   10K    SCA   BD03685A24 / 9V4006-042             73.0       38.0      56.6      223.6        8.7
Fujitsu                         147GB   10K    SCA   MAP3147NC                           72.0       40.5      58.2      213.8        8.1
Fujitsu                          36GB   10K    SCA   MAP3367NC                           72.0       40.0      58.5      214.1        8.0
Seagate Cheetah (SGI)            73GB   10K    SCA   ST373307LC                          70.0       38.0      56.6      219.9        7.8
Seagate Cheetah                  36GB   10K    SCA   ST336607LC                          70.0       37.0      56.6      216.1        8.0
Seagate Cheetah                  36GB   10K    68P   ST336607LW                          70.0       38.0      56.3      221.9        8.0
Seagate Cheetah                  73GB   10K    68P   ST373307LW                          70.0       39.0      55.6      224.2        7.9
Seagate Cheetah                 146GB   10K    SCA   ST3146807LCV                        70.0       38.0      55.5      133.0        8.0
Hitachi Ultrastar (SGI)          73GB   10K    68P   IC35L073UWDY10-0 / 064-0266-002     67.0       35.0      52.1      240.0        8.1
IBM eServer xSeries             146GB   10K    68P   IC35L146UWDY10-0                    67.0       35.0      52.1       76.3        8.5
Hitachi Ultrastar (SGI)          36GB   10K    68P   IC35L036UWDY10-0 / 064-0265-002     67.0       34.0      52.0      198.6        8.1
Seagate Cheetah (Compaq)         18GB   15K    SCA   BF01864663 / 9T4006-023             62.0       44.0      55.1      131.6        5.9
Seagate Savvio (SUN)             73GB   10K    SAS   ST973401SS                          62.0       40.0      54.1      230.5        7.4
Seagate Cheetah                  36GB   15K    SCA   ST336752LC                          61.0       44.0      55.2      129.9        6.1
Seagate Cheetah                  18GB   15K    SCA   ST318452LC                          61.0       45.0      55.0      128.8        5.9
Quantum Atlas 10K III            36GB   10K    SCA   KW36J018                            58.0       31.0      47.2      142.0        7.8
Fujitsu                          18GB   15K    SCA   MAM3184MC                           57.0       44.0      53.4      144.2        6.0
Fujitsu                          36GB   15K    SCA   MAM3367MC                           57.0       43.0      53.4      145.6        6.1
Quantum Atlas 10K III            36GB   10K    SCA   KW36J461                            57.0       32.0      47.8      143.1        7.7
Quantum Atlas 10K III            36GB   10K    SCA   KU36J461                            57.0       31.5      47.2      203.7        7.8
Fujitsu (Compaq)                 18GB   10K    SCA   MAN3184MC / BD0186459A              57.0       35.0      47.1      144.4        7.9
Fujitsu (Compaq)                 36GB   10K    SCA   MAN3367MC / BD03666459B             57.0       34.5      47.0      145.7        7.9
Seagate Cheetah                  73GB   10K    SCA   ST373405LCV                         57.0       34.0      46.8      129.5        8.8
Seagate Cheetah (SGI)            73GB   10K    SCA   ST373405LC                          56.0       34.0      46.8      130.8        8.5
Seagate Cheetah                  36GB   10K    SCA   ST336605LC                          56.0       34.0      46.7      130.9        8.0
Seagate Cheetah                  36GB   10K    SCA   ST336706LC                          55.0       43.0      51.2      131.7        8.6
Seagate Cheetah (Compaq)         36GB   10K    SCA   BD03664553 / 9T9001-030             55.0       43.0      50.9      133.2        8.6
Seagate (Compaq)                 18GB   10K    SCA   BD01864552 / 9U3001-030             54.0       42.0      50.6      131.5        8.8
Seagate Cheetah (SGI)            18GB   10K    SCA   ST318406LC                          54.0       42.0      50.4      133.7        8.8
Hitachi                          36GB   10K    SCA   DK32DJ-36MC                         50.0       30.0      42.0      140.9        8.1
Fujitsu                          36GB   10K    SCA   MAJ3364MC                           43.0       27.0      36.8      121.8        8.4
Fujitsu                          18GB   10K    SCA   MAJ3182MC                           43.0       26.5      36.8       60.8        8.6
Fujitsu (Compaq)                  9GB   10K    SCA   MAJ3091MC / BD009635C3              43.0       25.0      34.6       96.7        8.3
Quantum Atlas (Compaq)           18GB   10K    SCA   BD018635CC / TY18J49B               43.0       24.0      34.0      134.9        7.5
Quantum Atlas 10K II             36GB   10K    SCA   TY36J013                            43.0       25.0      34.3      135.8        7.8
Quantum Atlas (Compaq)           18GB   10K    SCA   BD018635CC                          43.0       24.0      34.1      134.5        7.5
Quantum Atlas 10K II             36GB   10K    SCA   TY36J461                            43.0       23.0      33.8      134.5        7.7
Seagate Cheetah                   9GB   15K    SCA   BF00963643                          42.0       36.0      38.6      128.1        6.3
Seagate (Compaq)                 18GB   15K    SCA   BF01863644 / 9P2006-022             42.0       32.0      37.5      128.3        6.5
Quantum Atlas 10K II (Compaq)    36GB   10K    SCA   BD03663622 / TY36J49B               42.0       24.0      34.0      134.6        7.9
Hitachi                          36GB   10K    SCA   DK32CJ-36MC                         38.0       22.0      31.4      145.9        8.4
Seagate Cheetah                  36GB   10K    SCA   ST336704LCV                         37.0       23.0      32.3       73.1        8.6
Seagate Cheetah                  36GB   10K    SCA   ST336704LC                          36.5       23.5      32.3      131.4        9.0
Seagate Cheetah                   9GB   10K    SCA   ST39204LC                           36.0       24.0      32.4      128.1        9.8
Seagate Cheetah 1.6"             73GB   10K    SCA   ST173404LCV                         36.0       21.0      31.8      128.2        9.9
IBM                               9GB   10K    SCA   DDYS-T09170                         36.0       22.0      28.6      125.4        8.5
IBM (SGI)                        18GB  7200    SCA   DPSS-318350 / 064-0141-002          32.5       19.5      26.2      144.4       11.1
IBM Ultrastar                     9GB  7200    SCA   DPSS-309170                         32.0       22.0      27.0      129.6       10.0
Quantum Atlas V                  18GB   10K    68P   XC18L011                            30.0       17.0      24.9      125.8       11.0
Quantum Atlas V                  36GB  7200    SCA   XC36J011                            30.0       17.0      24.5      131.1       10.4
IBM Ultrastar                    36GB   10K    SCA   DDYS-T36950                         29.0       16.0      21.5      125.0        9.0
Western Digital                   9GB   10K    SCA   WDE9150-0042A2                      28.0       17.0      24.5       76.1        8.7
Seagate Cheetah                  18GB   10K    SCA   ST318436LC                          27.0       16.0      23.6      119.3       11.9
Quantum Atlas (Compaq)            9GB   10K    SCA   BD00912578 / TN09J49B               26.1       17.9      23.3       73.6        8.6
Quantum Atlas 10K                18GB   10K    68P   TN18L462                            26.0       18.0      23.5       96.2        8.4
Quantum Atlas (Compaq)           18GB   10K    SCA   BD01862376 / TN18J49B               26.0       18.0      23.3       94.6        8.4
IBM Ultrastar                     9GB  7200    SCA   DNES-309170                         20.5       12.8      16.7       24.6       11.6
IBM Ultrastar                    18GB  7200    68P   DNES-318350                         20.2       13.0      16.7       70.4       12.0
IBM (Compaq)                      9GB   10K    SCA   DRVS-09D                            20.0       15.0      19.1       73.1        8.9
IBM (SGI)                        18GB  7200    SCA   DNES-318350 / 064-0113-001          20.0       13.0      16.7       70.2       12.0
Seagate Barracuda                18GB  7200    50P   ST318418N                           19.8       19.4      19.6       19.8       10.7
IBM                               9GB  7200    50P   DNES-309170                         19.8       13.0      16.5       19.6       11.7
Seagate Cheetah                 4.5GB   10K    SCA   ST34502LW                           19.2       12.8      16.4       22.5        8.5
Seagate (Compaq)                  9GB   10K    SCA   BD00911934 / 9J8006-070             19.2       12.5      16.5       21.5        8.5
IBM (Compaq) 1.6"                18GB  7200    SCA   DGHS-18Y                            15.5        7.9      12.7       18.8       11.7
IBM (Compaq)                      9GB  7200    SCA   DGHS-09Y / 313706-B21               15.5        7.8      12.6       17.6       11.3
Seagate Cheetah                 4.5GB   10K    50P   ST34501N                            15.0       10.0      12.9       19.2       11.6
Western Digital                   9GB  7200    68P   WDE9100-0007A6                      13.6        8.4      11.7       16.6       12.4
IBM (SGI)                         9GB  7200    SCA   DDRS-39130 / 064-0076-001           13.5        8.5      11.1       18.1       12.8
IBM                             4.5GB  7200    SCA   DORS-34560                          13.5        8.5      11.0       18.2       12.6
Seagate 1.6"                      9GB  7200    SCA   ST19171WC                           11.2        7.0       9.7       19.1       18.6
Seagate Barracuda               4.5GB  7200    SCA   ST34572WC / 064-0039-001            10.8        6.7       9.5       15.3       13.9
IBM (Compaq) 1.6"                 9GB  7200    SCA   DCHS-09Y / 242899-001               10.1        6.7       9.1       11.4       13.4
IBM (SGI)                       4.5GB  7200    SCA   DCHS-04Y / 064-0039-001             10.1        6.5       9.1       11.6       13.0
Quantum Atlas II (SGI)          4.5GB  7200    SCA   HN45J011 / 064-0039-001             10.0        5.9       8.6       32.7       12.7
Seagate                         4.5GB  7200    SCA   ST34371WC                            9.6        6.0       8.7       13.0       14.2
Seagate                         2.1GB  5400    SCA   ST32171WC                            9.5        6.0       8.6       13.0       14.8
Fujitsu                         2.4GB  5400    68P   M2952QYF                             9.5        6.5       8.5       23.9       12.8
IBM                             2.1GB  5400    SCA   DORS-32160                           5.8        3.8       4.9        6.4       16.2


Access Time Test, searching 201720 files, 4064MB of data (average file size = 20KB), tested with a 600MHz SGI Fuel:

                                                                                         Time
Brand (OEM) / Type               Size   RPM   Conn.  Model                              m:ss.ss

OCZ Vertex 2E SSD 3.5"          120GB    -    SATA   OCZSSD3-2VTX120G                   0:10.38
OCZ Vertex 2E SSD 2.5"           60GB    -    SATA   OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G                   0:14.68
Fujitsu (Worldisk)               36GB   15K    68P   MAX3036NP / MX03036SC680600U       0:27.00
Fujitsu (Worldisk)               36GB   15K    SCA   MAX3036NC / MX03036SC800600X       0:29.14
Fujitsu (Worldisk)               73GB   15K    SCA   MAX3073NC / MX03073SC800600X       0:29.16
Fujitsu                          36GB   15K    SCA   MAS3367NC                          0:29.38
Fujitsu (Worldisk)               36GB   15K    SCA   MAS3367NC / MX03367SC800600S       0:29.69
Maxtor Atlas 15K                 36GB   15K    SCA   8C036J0                            0:31.14
Maxtor Atlas 15K II              36GB   15K    SCA   8K036J0                            0:32.21
Fujitsu                         147GB   15K    SAS   MBA3147RC                          0:32.30
Fujitsu                         147GB   15K    SCA   MAX3147NC                          0:32.92
Maxtor Atlas 15K                 73GB   15K    68P   8C073L0                            0:33.22
Fujitsu (SUN)                   146GB   15K    SCA   MAU3147NC                          0:33.35
Western Digital Velociraptor    150GB   10K   SATA   WD1600HLFS                         0:33.90
Seagate Cheetah (HP)             36GB   15K    SCA   ST336754LC / 5065-5286             0:34.58
Seagate Cheetah (Compaq)         18GB   15K    SCA   BF01864663 / 9T4006-023            0:34.91
Fujitsu                          18GB   15K    SCA   MAM3184MC                          0:35.00
Hitachi (Dell) 6Gbit SAS        600GB   15K    SAS   HUS156060VLS60 / D348K             0:35.33
Fujitsu (HP)                      9GB   10K    SCA   BD00965CC3                         0:35.84
Hitachi Ultrastar (SGI)          36GB   10K    68P   IC35L036UWDY10-0 / 064-0265-002    0:35.99
Seagate Cheetah                  18GB   15K    SCA   ST318452LC                         0:36.15
Fujitsu                          36GB   15K    SCA   MAM3367MC                          0:36.22
Fujitsu                         300GB   15K    SCA   MBA3300NC                          0:36.53
Seagate Cheetah (HP)             36GB   15K    SCA   BF03685A35 / 9U9006-038            0:36.67
Maxtor Atlas 15K II             146GB   15K    SCA   8E147J0                            0:37.28
Quantum Atlas 10K III            36GB   10K    SCA   KW36J018                           0:37.35
Seagate Cheetah                  36GB   15K    SCA   ST336752LC                         0:37.67
Hitachi Ultrastar (SGI)          73GB   10K    68P   IC35L073UWDY10-0 / 064-0266-002    0:37.69
CSC OEM                         146GB   15K    SCA   OEM146LC-15 / CSC150GB15K          0:37.82
Maxtor Atlas 15K II             146GB   15K    SCA   8K147J0                            0:37.84
Fujitsu                          36GB   10K    SCA   MAP3367NC                          0:38.00
Seagate Cheetah                 146GB   15K    SCA   ST3146854LC                        0:38.06
Fujitsu                         146GB   10K    SCA   MAW3147NC                          0:38.65
Fujitsu                          73GB   10K    68P   MAT3073NP                          0:39.03
Fujitsu                         147GB   10K    SCA   MAP3147NC                          0:39.55
Fujitsu                         147GB   10K    68P   MAT3147NP                          0:39.70
Fujitsu                          73GB   10K    SCA   MAN3735MC                          0:39.99
Seagate Cheetah 15K.4            73GB   15K    SCA   ST373454LC                         0:40.09
Fujitsu (Compaq)                 18GB   10K    SCA   MAN3184MC / BD0186459A             0:40.49
Seagate Cheetah (SUN)           146GB   15K    SAS   ST3146855SS                        0:41.42
Seagate (Compaq)                 18GB   15K    SCA   BF01863644 / 9P2006-022            0:41.62
Worldisk                        147GB   10K    SCA   MXJ3147SC800600X                   0:41.87
Quantum Atlas (Compaq)           18GB   10K    SCA   BD018635CC / TY18J49B              0:41.96
Quantum Atlas 10K II             36GB   10K    SCA   TY36J013                           0:42.14
Quantum Atlas 10K II (Compaq)    36GB   10K    SCA   BD03663622 / TY36J49B              0:42.22
Quantum Atlas 10K III            36GB   10K    SCA   KW36J461                           0:42.30
Seagate Cheetah                   9GB   15K    SCA   BF00963643                         0:42.63
Maxtor Atlas 10K IV              73GB   10K    SCA   8B073J0                            0:42.64
Fujitsu                         300GB   10K    68P   MAT3300NP                          0:42.74
Seagate (HP) 6Gbit SAS          450GB   15K    SAS   ST3450857SS / EF0450FARMV          0:42.91
IBM eServer xSeries             146GB   10K    68P   IC35L146UWDY10-0                   0:43.08
Fujitsu                          73GB   10K    SCA   MAT3073NC                          0:43.23
Fujitsu                          36GB   10K    SCA   MAJ3364MC                          0:43.67
Seagate Cheetah                  73GB   10K    SCA   ST373405LCV                        0:43.85
Seagate (Dell) 6Gbit SAS        600GB   15K    SAS   ST3600857SS / 0J762N               0:43.88
Fujitsu (Compaq)                 36GB   10K    SCA   MAN3367MC / BD03666459B            0:44.16
Quantum Atlas 10K II             36GB   10K    SCA   TY36J461                           0:44.71
Fujitsu (IBM)                   300GB   10K    SCA   MAT3300NC                          0:45.09
Maxtor Atlas 10K V               73GB   10K    SCA   8J073J0                            0:45.30
Seagate Cheetah (HP)             36GB   10K    SCA   BD03685A24 / 9V4006-042            0:45.38
Maxtor Atlas 10K IV              36GB   10K    SCA   8B036J0                            0:45.60
Seagate Cheetah (HP)            146GB   15K    SCA   ST3146855LC                        0:45.64   (drive is faulty, I need to find another)
Fujitsu (HP)                    300GB   10K    SCA   MAW3300NC / BD30089BBA             0:46.21
Quantum Atlas 10K III            36GB   10K    SCA   KU36J461                           0:46.21
Seagate Cheetah                  36GB   10K    68P   ST336607LW                         0:46.79
Seagate Cheetah                  73GB   10K    68P   ST373307LW                         0:46.93
Hitachi Ultrastar                36GB   15K    68P   HUS151436VL3600                    0:47.34
Seagate Savvio 10K.2 (SUN)      146GB   10K    SAS   ST9146802SS                        0:47.73
Fujitsu                          73GB   10K    SCA   MAN3735MP                          0:48.50
Seagate Cheetah 1.6"             73GB   10K    SCA   ST173404LCV                        0:48.61
Seagate Cheetah (SGI)            73GB   10K    SCA   ST373307LC                         0:48.85
Maxtor (IBM)                    300GB   10K    SCA   8J300J0                            0:48.90
Seagate Cheetah                 146GB   10K    SCA   ST3146807LCV                       0:49.17
Hitachi Ultrastar               146GB   15K    68P   HUS151414VL3600                    0:49.26
Seagate Cheetah                 300GB   10K    FC    ST3300007FC                        0:49.35
Seagate Cheetah                  36GB   10K    SCA   ST336704LCV                        0:49.36
Seagate Savvio (SUN)             73GB   10K    SAS   ST973401SS                         0:49.68
Maxtor Atlas 10K V               73GB   10K    68P   8D073L0                            0:49.82
Hitachi Ultrastar                73GB   15K    SCA   HUS151473VL3800                    0:50.03
Seagate Cheetah                 146GB   10K    SCA   ST3146707LC                        0:50.12
Fujitsu                          18GB   10K    SCA   MAJ3182MC                          0:50.15
Hitachi (SUN)                   146GB   10K    SAS   HUC101414CSS300                    0:50.20
IBM                              36GB   10K    SCA   DDYS-T36950                        0:50.20
Maxtor Atlas 10K V              147GB   10K    SCA   8D147J0                            0:50.53
Seagate Cheetah (SGI)            73GB   10K    SCA   ST373405LC                         0:51.46
Seagate Cheetah                 300GB   10K    68P   ST3300007LW                        0:51.82
Seagate Cheetah                  36GB   10K    SCA   ST336605LC                         0:52.54
Fujitsu (Compaq)                  9GB   10K    SCA   MAJ3091MC / BD009635C3             0:53.31
Seagate Cheetah                  36GB   10K    FC    ST336607FC                         0:53.37
Seagate Cheetah                  73GB   10K    FC    ST373307FC                         0:54.22
Quantum Atlas (Compaq)            9GB   10K    SCA   BD00912578 / TN09J49B              0:54.42
IBM                               9GB   10K    SCA   DDYS-T09170                        0:56.04
Seagate Cheetah                  36GB   10K    SCA   ST336706LC                         0:56.35
Seagate Cheetah                   9GB   10K    SCA   ST39204LC                          0:56.57
Seagate Cheetah                  36GB   10K    SCA   ST336704LC                         0:56.66
Seagate Cheetah                 300GB   10K    SCA   ST3300007LC                        0:56.67
Samsung SpinPoint F3           1000GB  7200   SATA   HD103SJ                            0:56.91
Quantum Atlas 10K                18GB   10K    68P   TN18L462                           0:56.96
Quantum Atlas (Compaq)           18GB   10K    SCA   BD01862376 / TN18J49B              0:57.31
Seagate Cheetah (SGI)            18GB   10K    SCA   ST318406LC                         0:57.92
Seagate Cheetah (Compaq)         36GB   10K    SCA   BD03664553 / 9T9001-030            0:58.39
Hitachi                         300GB   10K    SCA   HUS103030FL3800                    0:58.43
Seagate Cheetah (Compaq)         18GB   10K    SCA   BD01864552 / 9U3001-030            0:58.58
Hitachi                          36GB   10K    SCA   DK32DJ-36MC                        0:58.71
IBM Ultrastar                     9GB  7200    SCA   DNES-309170                        0:58.75
Quantum Atlas V                  18GB  7200    68P   XC18L011                           0:59.02
IBM Ultrastar                     9GB  7200    SCA   DPSS-309170                        0:59.38
Seagate (Compaq)                  9GB   10K    SCA   BD00911934 / 9J8006-070            1:00.46
Hitachi Ultrastar (SGI)         146GB   10K    68P   HUS103014FL3600 / 064-0288-001     1:00.56
IBM (Compaq)                      9GB   10K    SCA   DRVS-09D                           1:00.59
Hitachi                          36GB   10K    SCA   DK32CJ-36MC                        1:00.79
Seagate Cheetah                 4.5GB   10K    SCA   ST34502LW                          1:01.25
Seagate Barracuda ES            750GB  7200   SATA   ST3750640NS                        1:03.57
Western Digital                   9GB   10K    SCA   WDE9150-0042A2                     1:04.30
Samsung SpinPoint F1           1000GB  7200   SATA   HD103UJ                            1:05.74
Quantum Atlas V                  36GB  7200    SCA   XC36J011                           1:06.24
IBM (SGI)                        18GB  7200    SCA   DNES-318350 / 064-0113-001         1:09.18
IBM (SGI)                        18GB  7200    SCA   DPSS-318350 / 064-0141-002         1:11.28
IBM                              18GB  7200    68P   DNES-318350                        1:13.75
Seagate Barracuda                18GB  7200    50P   ST318418N                          1:14.56
IBM                               9GB  7200    50P   DNES-309170                        1:15.39
IBM (Compaq) 1.6"                18GB  7200    SCA   DGHS-18Y                           1:18.67
Seagate Cheetah                 4.5GB   10K    50P   ST34501N                           1:21.01
IBM (Compaq)                      9GB  7200    SCA   DGHS-09Y / 313706-B21              1:21.03
IBM (SGI)                       4.5GB  7200    SCA   DCHS-04Y / 064-0039-001            1:26.14
IBM (SGI)                       4.5GB  7200    SCA   DORS-34560                         1:26.52
Seagate Barracuda               4.5GB  7200    SCA   ST34572WC / 064-0039-001           1:27.13
IBM (SGI)                         9GB  7200    SCA   DDRS-39130 / 064-0076-001          1:30.37
Western Digital                   9GB  7200    68P   WDE9100-0007A6                     1:31.79
Seagate 1.6"                      9GB  7200    SCA   ST19171WC                          1:33.32
Seagate                         4.5GB  7200    SCA   ST34371WC                          1:34.47
IBM (Compaq) 1.6"                 9GB  7200    SCA   DCHS-09Y / 242899-001              1:35.94
Quantum Atlas II (SGI)          4.5GB  7200    SCA   HN45J011 / 064-0039-001            1:50.70

HDTach V3.0.4.0, General Write Test, in order of Max Sustained Speed (see the Read Test table at the top of the page for Burst and Random Access data):

                                                                                        Max        Min      Average
Brand (OEM) / Type               Size   RPM   Conn.  Model                            (MB/sec)   (MB/sec)   (MB/sec)

Toshiba 3Gbit SAS               300GB   15K    SAS   ALI3SXB300N                        193.3      146.5     170.9      (3Gbit/sec SAS connection)
Hitachi (Dell) 6Gbit SAS        600GB   15K    SAS   HUS156060VLS60 / D348K             177.2      106.7     145.6      (3Gbit/sec SAS connection)
Seagate (Dell) 6Gbit SAS        600GB   15K    SAS   ST3600857SS / 0J762N               133.5       92.0     116.3      (3Gbit/sec SAS connection)
Seagate (HP) 6Gbit SAS          450GB   15K    SAS   ST3450857SS / EF0450FARMV                                          (3Gbit/sec SAS connection)
Seagate Constellation ES.3     2000GB  7200   SATA   ST2000NM0033                       108.5       59.2      88.3
Hitachi Ultrastar Enterprise   2000GB  7200   SATA   HUA722020ALAJK0                    135.5       52.0      85.2
Seagate Constellation ES.2     2000GB  7200   SATA   ST32000645NS                       104.0       58.2      82.3
Seagate Constellation ES.3     2000GB  7200    SAS   ST2000NM0023                        77.9       52.7      69.2      (3Gbit/sec SAS connection)
Seagate Constellation.2        1000GB  7200   SATA   ST91000640NS                        88.0       46.0      67.4
Seagate Constellation.2         250GB  7200   SATA   ST9250610NS                         87.8       45.8      66.8
Seagate Barracuda ES.2         1000GB  7200   SATA   ST31000340NS                        77.7       41.8      65.1
Hitachi 6Gbit SATA             2000GB  7200   SATA   HUS724020ALE640                    122.2       41.3      64.8
Seagate Barracuda ES.2          500GB  7200   SATA   ST3500320NS                         80.5       39.3      63.9
Hitachi Ultrastar Enterprise   1000GB  7200   SATA   HUA721010KLA330                     76.0       39.9      63.1
Seagate Barracuda ES            750GB  7200   SATA   ST3750640NS                         71.8       38.4      71.7
Seagate Savvio 10K/2 2.5"       146GB   10K    SAS   ST9146802SS                         64.8       45.2      56.8
Seagate Savvio (SUN) 2.5"        73GB   10K    SAS   ST973401SS                          56.8       38.3      50.1



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