2014-06-26-1327 Running pts/hdparm-read-1.0.0, pts/network-loopback-1.0.1, pts/noise-level-1.1.0, pts/compress-gzip-1.1.0 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Seagate ST3160812AS - Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751: Processor: Intel Pentium D 3.20GHz @ 3.19GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0HH807, Chipset: Intel 82945G/GZ/P/PL + ICH7, Memory: 2 x 512 MB DDR-533MHz, Disk: 160GB Seagate ST3160812AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS 128MB, Audio: Intel 82801G, Monitor: DELL 1704FPT, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit PCI OS: LinuxMint 17, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.2.13, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 Western Digital WD5000AAKS-7: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 @ 2.67GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0M017G, Chipset: Intel 4 DRAM + ICH10R, Memory: 4 x 1024 MB DDR2-800MHz, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS-7, Graphics: Intel 4 IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Broadcom BCM4321 802.11a/b/g/n OS: LinuxMint 17, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.2.13, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768 Western Digital WD1001FALS-0: Processor: Intel Xeon @ 3.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0D7449, Chipset: Intel E7520 MCH + ICH5/ICH5R, Memory: 4 x 1024 MB DDR2-400MHz, Disk: 2 x 1000GB Western Digital WD1001FALS-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon 7000 / Radeon VE 128MB, Monitor: LCD Monitor 1 + 7", Network: Intel 82541GI Gigabit OS: LinuxMint 17, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: radeon 7.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 hdparm Timed Disk Reads Disk To Read: /dev/sda MB/s > Higher Is Better Seagate ST3160812AS - Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751 . 68.06 |============= Western Digital WD5000AAKS-7 ..................... 91.04 |================== Western Digital WD1001FALS-0 ..................... 101.78 |==================== hdparm Timed Disk Reads Disk To Read: /dev/sda1 MB/s > Higher Is Better Seagate ST3160812AS - Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751 . 67.91 |============= Western Digital WD5000AAKS-7 ..................... 91.03 |================== Western Digital WD1001FALS-0 ..................... 101.82 |==================== hdparm Timed Disk Reads Disk To Read: /dev/sda5 MB/s > Higher Is Better Seagate ST3160812AS - Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751 . 32.66 |============= Western Digital WD5000AAKS-7 ..................... 46.41 |=================== Western Digital WD1001FALS-0 ..................... 52.51 |===================== Loopback TCP Network Performance Time To Transfer 10GB Via Loopback Seconds < Lower Is Better Seagate ST3160812AS - Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751 . 79.41 |============== Western Digital WD5000AAKS-7 ..................... 32.91 |====== Western Digital WD1001FALS-0 ..................... 110.93 |==================== NoiseLevel Phoronix Test Suite v5.2.0 Activity Level < Lower Is Better Seagate ST3160812AS - Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751 . 945648 |===== Western Digital WD5000AAKS-7 ..................... 559834 |=== Western Digital WD1001FALS-0 ..................... 3933454 |=================== Gzip Compression 2GB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Seagate ST3160812AS - Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751 . 40.15 |===================== Western Digital WD5000AAKS-7 ..................... 19.28 |========== Western Digital WD1001FALS-0 ..................... 27.95 |===============