is an ssd the only way to get an hdd score above 5.9?


  1. Posts : 1,117
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    is an ssd the only way to get an hdd score above 5.9?


    my primary hdd is a western digital caviar black 1 tb drive and it has a score of 5.9. i was browsing through newegg.com's hdd page and was checking the price of a velocirapor 150 gb drive. i had assumed that anything over 7200 rpm would result in a score over 5.9. to my surprise, i saw this in one of the reviews:



    to clarify my question in the post title, i'm referring to a single drive. although i don't know for sure, maybe two 7200 or 10,000 rpm drives in RAID 0 would yield a better score.
    Last edited by mpcrsc562; 09 Mar 2010 at 08:23.
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    mpcrsc562 said:
    my primary hdd is a western digital caviar black 1 tb drive and it has a score of 5.9. i was browsing through newegg.com's hdd page and was checking the price of a velocirapor 150 gb drive. i had assumed that anything over 7200 rpm would result in a score over 5.9. to my surprise, i saw this in one of the reviews:

    Your answer is yes. SSD is the only way. I dont understand the persiut of higher numbers. Its for comparison only.

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  3. Posts : 1,117
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    thanks for your reply, but i have no intention of upgrading for the sake of a higher score. it was only through my navigation of newegg.com's hdd site and the finding of that post that piqued my interest in the subject. :)
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  4. Posts : 7
    Win 7 Pro 64bit
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    No, you can setup a Raptor Raid 0 config and score in the 6's.
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  5. Posts : 410
    Windows 7 RTM x64
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    I have SSD and still cant get over 5.9 lol
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  6. Posts : 26
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    I put an Intel X-25M 160Gb G2 SSD in my Sony VAIO NW-130J laptop and I only get a 7.8. Makes me wonder what I need to do to get that magical 7.9.
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  7. Posts : 7,878
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    Defender3 said:
    I put an Intel X-25M 160Gb G2 SSD in my Sony VAIO NW-130J laptop and I only get a 7.8. Makes me wonder what I need to do to get that magical 7.9.
    I've got the Intel X25-M Gen 2 in my desktop at home and it scores a 7.4 So, there is more that goes into the score than simply what drive it is.
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  8. Posts : 7
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    I have Corsair P128 in a Raid 0 config and hit 7.9...the max. To bad the ratings don't go higher then that. I'm curious how it would score.
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