Performance in PCMark 2005

PCMark05 is an updated version of the previous benchmark. Instead of File Copying, there is now a File Write trace. A new trace called Virus Scan is added. Its name is self-explanatory.

Again, we performed each test ten times and averaged the results.

Unfortunately, we don’t have test data for the Seagate Momentus 7200.1 in this and next benchmarks.

The benchmark version is different but the results are the same. The Hitachi is still unrivalled when booting the OS up.

The Hitachi is 10% ahead of the others at loading applications.

And the gap is even larger in the General Usage subtest: the Hitachi is nearly 20% ahead!

The 200GB Seagate 7200.2 wins the Virus Scan test whereas the Hitachi is the slowest one here. On the other hand, the difference between them amounts to a mere 4%.

The Hitachi has not been good in terms of writing in the previous tests, so it doesn’t do well in the File Write test, either. The Fujitsu wins here, enjoying a nice lead over the Seagate products which have similar results.

The Hitachi has the highest overall score. The Fujitsu and the 200GB Seagate 7200.2 are equals in this test whereas the 160GB Seagate is slower than the others.