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Windows 7: What is the factor that affects file transfer speeds between HDDs?
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04 Aug 2010
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What is the factor that affects file transfer speeds between HDDs?
What is the factor that affects file transfer speeds between HDDs?
The transfer speed is slower when I'm transferring a large file from one hard drive to another as compared to when I'm transferring the same file from the latter to the former.
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04 Aug 2010
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Win7 x64 Ultimate, Win7 x86 Ultimate Tri Boot, Windows 8 sol |
Different brand of hard drives?
Different read and write speeds will do that. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Made by Dixon Butz
OS Win7 x64 Ultimate, Win7 x86 Ultimate Tri Boot, Windows 8
CPU AMD Phenom II 1090T 6 Core @ 4.2Ghz
Motherboard Asus Crosshair Forumula IV
Memory 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3
Graphics Card 2X Radeon 7870 in Crossfire
Sound Card Sound Cards are obsolete! HDMI connected to a Denon AVR-3312
Monitor(s) Displays 3X Samsung 24", LG 42LD450 42" SIPS
Screen Resolution Native
Keyboard Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse Logitech Couch Mouse
PSU 1000w Thermaltake Toughpower. 2000VA UPS, 1000VA UPS
Case Thermaltake Spedo
Cooling H50 Water
Hard Drives 5X 2TB Samsung 203WI
1X 1.5TB Samsung 154UI
2X 1TB Samsung 103SJ Raid Zero
1X OCZ 120GB Vertex SSD
Internet Speed 50mbps
Other Info LG BHO8LS20 8X Bluray writer with 2.0FW speedpatched
Pioneer DVR 216 with 1.09FW speed patched
I have many other PC's. All built by me.
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04 Aug 2010
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MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
i heard ide harddrives are faster on everything then SATA and etc | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Emachines 1331G
OS MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU AMD Athlon II X2 235 Regor 45nm Technology 2.7 Ghz
Motherboard eMachines MCP61PM-GM (CPU 1)
Memory 6.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 401MHz (5-5-5-18)
Graphics Card 1024MB GeForce 9800 GT (Pny) overclocked at 662
Sound Card Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Monitor(s) Displays Generic Non-PnP Monitor @ 1280x1024
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
PSU 450W
Case not sure
Cooling fan/air
Hard Drives 733GB Seagate ST375052 8AS SCSI Disk Device (IDE)
Internet Speed 26mbps
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04 Aug 2010
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Win7 x64 Ultimate, Win7 x86 Ultimate Tri Boot, Windows 8 sol |
Quote: Originally Posted by freaky88  i heard ide harddrives are faster on everything then SATA and etc you heard wrong lol | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Made by Dixon Butz
OS Win7 x64 Ultimate, Win7 x86 Ultimate Tri Boot, Windows 8
CPU AMD Phenom II 1090T 6 Core @ 4.2Ghz
Motherboard Asus Crosshair Forumula IV
Memory 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3
Graphics Card 2X Radeon 7870 in Crossfire
Sound Card Sound Cards are obsolete! HDMI connected to a Denon AVR-3312
Monitor(s) Displays 3X Samsung 24", LG 42LD450 42" SIPS
Screen Resolution Native
Keyboard Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse Logitech Couch Mouse
PSU 1000w Thermaltake Toughpower. 2000VA UPS, 1000VA UPS
Case Thermaltake Spedo
Cooling H50 Water
Hard Drives 5X 2TB Samsung 203WI
1X 1.5TB Samsung 154UI
2X 1TB Samsung 103SJ Raid Zero
1X OCZ 120GB Vertex SSD
Internet Speed 50mbps
Other Info LG BHO8LS20 8X Bluray writer with 2.0FW speedpatched
Pioneer DVR 216 with 1.09FW speed patched
I have many other PC's. All built by me.
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04 Aug 2010
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MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
well...which hdd is faster? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Emachines 1331G
OS MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU AMD Athlon II X2 235 Regor 45nm Technology 2.7 Ghz
Motherboard eMachines MCP61PM-GM (CPU 1)
Memory 6.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 401MHz (5-5-5-18)
Graphics Card 1024MB GeForce 9800 GT (Pny) overclocked at 662
Sound Card Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Monitor(s) Displays Generic Non-PnP Monitor @ 1280x1024
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
PSU 450W
Case not sure
Cooling fan/air
Hard Drives 733GB Seagate ST375052 8AS SCSI Disk Device (IDE)
Internet Speed 26mbps
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04 Aug 2010
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Win7 x64 Ultimate, Win7 x86 Ultimate Tri Boot, Windows 8 sol |
SATA is much faster.
Read this for starters http://techreport.com/articles.x/19330 | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Made by Dixon Butz
OS Win7 x64 Ultimate, Win7 x86 Ultimate Tri Boot, Windows 8
CPU AMD Phenom II 1090T 6 Core @ 4.2Ghz
Motherboard Asus Crosshair Forumula IV
Memory 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3
Graphics Card 2X Radeon 7870 in Crossfire
Sound Card Sound Cards are obsolete! HDMI connected to a Denon AVR-3312
Monitor(s) Displays 3X Samsung 24", LG 42LD450 42" SIPS
Screen Resolution Native
Keyboard Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse Logitech Couch Mouse
PSU 1000w Thermaltake Toughpower. 2000VA UPS, 1000VA UPS
Case Thermaltake Spedo
Cooling H50 Water
Hard Drives 5X 2TB Samsung 203WI
1X 1.5TB Samsung 154UI
2X 1TB Samsung 103SJ Raid Zero
1X OCZ 120GB Vertex SSD
Internet Speed 50mbps
Other Info LG BHO8LS20 8X Bluray writer with 2.0FW speedpatched
Pioneer DVR 216 with 1.09FW speed patched
I have many other PC's. All built by me.
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04 Aug 2010
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Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1 In The Woods |
Fragmentation.
I transfer movies recorded by capture card. When there are lots of mpg's recorded they get badly fragmented. These transfers go half as fast as it does when I am transferring an intact, contiguous file. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built - Jan 2013
OS Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
CPU i7-3820
Motherboard Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 3305
Memory GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 310.90
Sound Card On board Realtek ALC898
Monitor(s) Displays Acer S271HL
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard MS KC-0405
Mouse Intellimouse 5-button
PSU Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
Case Corsair Obsidian 550D
Cooling Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Hard Drives #1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
Internet Speed 25Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
Antivirus Avast & Malwarebytes
Browser Firefox
Other Info Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X
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05 Aug 2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate La Crosse, WI |
I dont think you guys quite understand the OP's question
When the OP transfers a file from one HDD to another, its fast
When the OP transfers THE SAME FILE between the SAME HDDs (just the other way around), its slow
I believe it depends on the RECEIVING HDD's health (whether the HDD itself is fragmented, old, slow write speed, etc) | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU AMD Athlon II X2 245 2.90Ghz
Motherboard Some Gigabyte one, dont remember model
Memory 3.00 GB
Graphics Card 8800GTS 512MB
Sound Card Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty
Monitor(s) Displays Dual 22" widescreen
Keyboard Saitek Eclipse 2
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W Power Supply
Case Thermalkake Tsunami Dream
Cooling Thermaltake Golden Orb II
Hard Drives 250GB internal, 500GB internal
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08 Aug 2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ravanx What is the factor that affects file transfer speeds between HDDs?
The transfer speed is slower when I'm transferring a large file from one hard drive to another as compared to when I'm transferring the same file from the latter to the former.
Quote: Originally Posted by Kirsch I dont think you guys quite understand the OP's question
When the OP transfers a file from one HDD to another, its fast
When the OP transfers THE SAME FILE between the SAME HDDs (just the other way around), its slow
I believe it depends on the RECEIVING HDD's health (whether the HDD itself is fragmented, old, slow write speed, etc) But what if both are equally fragmented:
The former hard drive is a WD Caviar Black.
The latter hard drive is a WD Caviar Green.
Black to Green slower than Green to Black.
Why is this so? | | My System Specs | | |
08 Aug 2010
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the limiting factor is write speed.. even an empty HDD can be read faster than it can be written to. | | My System Specs | | What is the factor that affects file transfer speeds between HDDs? problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:22 PM. |  |
