Jeremy Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I don't usually concern myself with benchmarks but both PuntoMX and another friend inspired me this once.I just installed my new Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA2 32MB drive.I did a benchmark to compare it to my existing Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB SATA2 8MB.Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB SATA2 8MB (jumper off for SATA2)Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA2 32MB (jumper on)Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA2 32MB (jumper off for SATA2)Thought you might find these interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Most important difference between SATA and SATA2 mode is the CPU usage, went down from 10 to 4% on a X2 3800+ CPU.Well, the difference between a 7200.9 and a7200.11 I don’t have to explain .How is the noise level by the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 (edited) How is the noise level by the way?Well, my Antec P180 (which is a bit modded) sits under my desk in the corner of the livingroom and I usually have my headphones on when at the PC ans if not I don't pay attention.During the initial boot-up with it installed as I was still sitting on the floor looking at everything, I didn't hear anything coming from the drive so I'd say it's silent/quiet. Edited January 20, 2008 by Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I had a Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 that made a slightly audible high pitched whine. Annoyed me to no end so I returned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 I had a Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 that made a slightly audible high pitched whine. Annoyed me to no end so I returned it.You didn't have it replaced with a new one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarle Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Seagate have consistantly been louder then their Western Digital counterparts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 Seagate have consistantly been louder then their Western Digital counterparts.I used to be picky about noise but as I am about to be a father, if it doesn't sound like a constantly crying baby, I won't be paying any attention to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legionaire Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Seems like the right place to ask if anyone knows about the *real-world* differences between the Barracuda ES.2 and 7200.11?I know the former is the 24/7 server version whereas the latter is destined for the desktop market. Marketing claims set aside, any tangible benefits to be gained from either one? At the moment I'm looking into buying a 250GB ES.2 as the 7200.11 series start with 500GB capacity - which I don't need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberloner Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 that consider a nice fast harddisk there my samsung 500gb 16mb get around 64.4 mb/si choose samsung because it is very silent and fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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