Maxtor

The same Database pattern as performed by the Maxtor team:

We construct some graphs:

The victory of the 6Y160L0 disk over its potentially mightier mates can only be explained by the fact that the three-platter 6Y160L0 uses short platters, with fewer tracks per each. Thus, this drive has a smaller access time compared to the other Maxtors, and this parameter helps it win in this test.

We make the load a bit heavier:

The leader remained the same, and the other two HDDs exchange their places as they transition from pure reading to pure writing – they can’t catch up with their junior brother again.

The 6Y160L0 is a bit slower at pure reading than the other two, but regains its leader position as soon as there are writes in the queue. The 6Y160P and the 6Y160M0 worked practically identically through this test. We should also note that the Maxtor drives have smaller maximum speeds than the Hitachi team.