File-Server & Web-Server Patterns

These patterns simulate the load typical of the disk subsystems of File and Web servers. The drive’s performance rating is calculated in this test by averaging its speed under all possible loads.

The first diagram shows what HDDs are better suited for the disk subsystem of a file-server. The Western Digital Scorpio WD1200BEVS is third here. The Samsung SpinPoint M60S HM120JI is fifth and just a little behind the other Samsung. The Hitachi Travelstar 5K160 HTS541612J9AT00 performs poorly, taking the last but one position in the diagram.

The Hitachi Travelstar 5K160 HTS541612J9AT00 makes a surprising rush in the web-server pattern, being second in performance. The Western Digital Scorpio WD1200BEVS is only fifth, and the Samsung SpinPoint M60S HM120JI occupies the last but one position.