Performance in WinBench 99

We’ll use WinBench to record data-transfer graphs:

• Hitachi 7K200 HTS722020K9SA00 (graph)
• Hitachi 7K100 HTS721010G9SA00 (graph)
• Fujitsu MHV2BT MHV2200BT (graph)
• Fujitsu MHY2BH MHY2200BH (graph)
• Fujitsu MHW2BJ MHW2160BJ (graph)
• Seagate 7200.1 ST910021AS (graph)
• Seagate 7200.10 ST3200820A (graph)
• Seagate 7200.7 ST3200822A (graph)

No surprises here: the 7200rpm HDDs take top places, the 3.5” models being in the lead among them. Interestingly, the 5400rpm Fujitsu MHY2 BH is comparable to the Seagate 7200.1 at the beginning of the disk due to its higher recording density, but slows down at the end of the disk.

Next, we’ll compare the performance of the HDDs in WinBench 99 tests for a 32GB partition. FAT32 results come first.

Check out detailed FAT32 results here.

3.5” HDDs are beyond competition in this test. The fastest of the 2.5” models are no match to them. The effect of high recording density is clear: the Fujitsu MHW2 BJ and Hitachi 7K200 enjoy a big lead over the other compact drives. The advantage of the latter over the Hitachi 7K100 is especially convincing. Having a higher recording density but a lower spindle speed, the Fujitsu MHY2 BH beats the Seagate 7200.1.

Check out detailed NTFS results here.

It’s the same as in FAT32 except that the Hitachi 7K100 loses more speed than the other HDDs and rolls back to last place.