Performance in PCMark 2004

PCMark04 benchmarks drives in four different modes: Windows XP Startup is the typical disk subsystem load at system startup; Application Loading is the disk activity at sequential starting-up and closing of six popular applications; File Copying measures the HDD performance when copying a set of files; the General Usage parameter reflects the disk activity in a number of popular applications. These four parameters are used to calculate the overall performance rating.

We ran each test ten times and averaged the results.

Hitachi’s HDDs have always been good in PCMark, and the Hitachi 7K200 proves the point once again.

The Hitachi is better than the others at loading applications, too. Take note of the large difference in speed between Seagate’s two 7200.2 series products: the 200GB model is much faster.

Copying has always been a strong point of Seagate’s products and they prove it again, the 200GB model being ahead of the 160GB one.

The Hitachi wins one more subtest.

According to the overall scores, the Hitachi is first, the 200GB Seagate 7200.2 is second, and the Fujitsu is third. Next go the 160GB Seagate and the old and slow Seagate 7200.1.