The last pattern imitates the workload of a typical web-server (when no write operations are involved).

This time the picture is different: the HDDs from Maxtor and Seagate have cheered up and outpaced Samsung PL40 under high workload.

The rating in this case is calculated with one more formula:

WebServerRating = IOps(1) + IOps(2) + IOps(4) + IOps(8)/2 + IOps(16)/3

The new Seagate is slightly worse in this test, while Maxtor DM+8 did otherwise and took the third place behind the IBM/Hitachi and Samsung P40.

On the other hand, the drives from Samsung were the best at effectively using CPU resources.

So, IOMeter patterns testify a progress of Samsung in HDD making. Only the failure in the WebServer pattern doesn’t allow calling Samsung PL40 definitely better than Maxtor DM+8. However, the new Samsung never was the last, and even won the WorkStation pattern.