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[The data below are for reference only, the accuracy of the results may be affected by many factors]

Best values are marked by < >

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Size  Brand & Series      Model        RPM  netBuf Interface   Controller         (B)    (S)     (R)    Avg.  T-T   CPU         Cache Motherboard         Submit by   Special Features
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1070  Quantum Atlas       XP31070W     7200  1024  WideSCSI2 Adaptec 2940UW PCI  15680   4864   <2512>   8.9   3.6  P5-75       256?  GigaByte 586DX       24         800000 MTBF
2160  IBM DeskStar 3      DAQA32160    5400    96  ATA DMA-2 Onboard PCI         14400   6816    2400    8.8   3.0  P5-133      256P  Microstar MS-5129    18         MR-Head,
2520  Seagate MedalistPro ST52520A     5400   128  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI          9120  <8864>   2368    9.3   3.2  Cy5x86-120  256A  ALI 486 PCI           2         MR-Head, PRML, AV ready
1280  Quantum FireBall    FB1280A      5400    80  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI          6784   6560    2336    9.9   3.1  Am5x86-133  256A  ASUS PVI-SP3          9         PRML 
540   Quantum FireBall    FB540A       5400    83  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI          2800?  6304    2288    9.2   3.0  P5-133      256P  ASUS TP4N             0
2140  Seagate Barracuda   ST12550N     7200  1024  F.SCSI-2  Adaptec 2940UW PCI   7744   5360    2224    9.4   3.3  P6-200      256B  Intel Venus          23         
2110  Quantum FireBall TM TM2100A      4500    76  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI         13264   6400    2176    8.3   2.7  P5-166      256P  MegaStar AI5TH       14         MR-Head, PRML
1280  W.D. Caviar         AC21200H     5200   128  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI         14114   6320    2176    9.5  <2.0> Am5x86-160  256A  MTech R418 (SiS)     22
2110  Quantum FireBall TM TM2100A      4500    76  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI          9648   6416    2160   <8.2>  2.8  P5-120oc133 256P  Generic Intel VX     12         MR-Head, PRML
2150  Seagate Hawk 2XL    ST32155W     5400   512  UWideSCSI Adaptec 2940UW PCI <29616>  5296    2144    8.4   4.1  P6-200      256B  Intel Venus          23         800000 MTBF
2110  Quantum FireBall TM TM2100A      4500    76  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI         10032   6352    2096    9.5   2.9  P5-120      256A  ASUS TP4XE            0         MR-Head, PRML
1700  Quantum Sirocco     SR1700A      4500    76  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI         11248   5440    2064    8.7   2.4  Cy6x86P166+ 256P  ECS 430HX MB          7         MR-Head, PRML
1080  Seagate Hawk 2LP    ST31230N     5400   512  F.SCSI-2  Adaptec 2940UW PCI   8697   5184    2016   10.0  <2.0> P5-120      256A  ASUS TP4XE            0         800000 MTBF

1700  Quantum Sirocco     SR1700A      4500    76  ATA PIO-4 ?                    4800   4768    1968    8.7   2.3  ?           ?     ?                     3         MR-Head, PRML
2140  Seagate Medalist    ST32140A     5400   128  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI          6640   5024    1888   10.0   2.6  P5-133      512P  ASUS T2P4            10
1080  Fujitsu             M1606S       5400   512  WideSCSI2 Adaptec 2940UW PCI   5840   4448    1872    9.1   5.9  P6-200      256B  Intel Venus          23         800000 MTBF
2140  Seagate Medalist    ST32140A     5400   128  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI         11280   5056    1856    9.3   2.5  Cy6x86P150+ 512P  MagicPro MP-586HX    11
1080  IBM Deskstar XP     DPEA31080    5400?    ?  ATA PIO-3 Onboard PCI         10176   4336    1840    9.1  <2.0> P5-100      256P  Generic Intel 430FX  20         MR-Head
2140  Seagate Medalist    ST32140A     5400   128  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI          7376   5072    1840   10.5   2.8  Am5x86-133  256A  ALI 486 PCI          13
2140  Seagate Medalist    ST32140A     5400   128  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI         13104   5056    1824    9.5   2.5  P5-150oc166 256P  ASUS TP4N            17
2140  Seagate Medalist    ST32140A     5400   128  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI         12320   5056    1824    9.9   2.4  P5-150      512P  Iwill P55TV Lite(VX)  6
2140  Seagate Medalist    ST32140A     5400   128  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI          7568   5072    1808   10.5   2.6  Cy5x86-120  256A  MagicPro ALI          1
1280  Seagate Medalist sl ST51270A     5400   128  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI         15056   4736    1792   10.4   3.3  P5-133      512P  Microstar MS5128 HX   9
1280  Quantum BigFoot     BF1275A      3600    87  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI         10864   5776    1648   13.8   6.3  P5-166      256P  Iwill P55TV Lite(VX) 15
1080  Seagate Medalist    ST31050N     3600?    ?  F.SCSI-2  NCR PCI              5728   4608    1616   13.2   4.0  Cy5x86-100  ?     Generic PCI           5
1620  S.(Conner) Medalist ST31621A     3600    64  ATA PIO-4 Onboard PCI          3904   4128    1568   12.2   4.1  P5-150oc166 256P  ASUS TP4N            17
730   Quantum Lightning   LT730A       4500    96  ATA PIO-3 Onboard PCI          6432   3664    1536   10.9   3.5  P5-120      256A  ASUS TP4XE            0
540   Quantum ProDrive    LPS540A      4500    96  ATA PIO-3 Onboard PCI          6608   3568    1520   11.1   2.5  P5-120      256A  ASUS TP4XE            0
1700  Quantum Sirocco     SR1700A      4500    76  ATA       Onboard PCI          1776   1792    1232    8.4   2.4  Cy5x86-120  256A  Magitronic 486 PCI   16         MR-Head, PRML
540   Quantum ProDrive    LPS540A      4500    96  ATA PIO-3 Onboard PCI          7360   2592    1184   13.9   4.1  P5-133      512P  Microstar MS5128 HX   9
*135* SyQuest             EZ135        3600    64  ATA       Onboard PCI          1232   1776    1056   13.6   4.2  Am5x86-160  256A  MTech R418 (SiS)     22
1280  Seagate Medalist    ST31270A     4500   256  ATA       Generic VLB          1520   1504    1008   11.2   3.4  i486-66     256A  2-TheMax VLB          6
                                                                                                    
540   Quantum ProDrive    LPS540S      4500    96  F.SCSI-2  NCR 53C810 PCI       1392   1344     976   20.7? 11.7? Am486-66    0     ASUS 486 PCI         21
200   Western Digital     AC2200F         ?    64  ATA       Onboard PCI          1968   1472     912   13.3   2.4  Cy6x86P150+ 256P  Iwill P54TS           8
130   Seagate             ST3145A         ?     ?  ATA       Onboard PCI          1040   1200     880   15.4   3.4  Am486-100   0     ALI 486 PCI           0
245   IBM                 ?               ?     ?  ATA       Onboard PCI          1280   1136     873   14.0   3.7  Am5x86-133  256A  PC Partner           19
1280  Seagate Medalist sl ST51270A     5400   128  ATA       Generic VLB          1520   1168     864   10.3   3.0  i486-66     256A  2-TheMax VLB          6
120   Western Digital     AC2120M         ?    32  ATA       Onboard PCI          1280   1200     816   14.4   2.5  Cy5x86-120  256A  ALI 486 PCI           2
170   Conner              CP30174E        ?     ?  ATA       Onboard PCI          1027    928     800   16.5   6.4  Cy5x86-120  256A  ALI 486 PCI           2
80    Western Digital     AC280           ?    31  ATA       Onboard PCI           976    976     688   15.7   2.6  Cy6x86P150+ 256P  Iwill P54TS           8
120   Seagate             ST3144AT        ?    32  ATA       Generic ISA           704    816     640   16.0   3.5  Am486-25    256A  SiS 486 VLB           4
210   Conner              CP210A          ?     ?  ATA PIO-3 Onboard PCI           784    720     608   13.5   4.8  Cy5x86-120  256A  MagicPro ALI          1
120   Conner              CP30104H        ?    32  ATA       Generic ISA           624    608     530   17.4   6.2  Am486-25    256A  SiS 486 VLB           4
60    Conner              CP3H064         ?     ?  ATA       Onboard PCI           608    608     515   22.9   4.8  Am5x86-160  256A  MTech R418 (SiS)     22
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Here are the legends of the table headers:

• Size: Size of the harddisk in MillionBytes
• Brand & Series: Harddisk brand & series name
• Model: The model number of the tested harddisk
• RPM: The harddisk's rotational speed, measured in Rolls Per Minute
• netBuf: The harddisk's net buffer size, excluding the firmware usage
• Interface: The interface of the harddisk used during the test
• Controller: Harddisk controller(if any) or on-board
• (B): Data Transfer Rate (cache Buffer to host) [in Kbytes/sec]
• (S): Data Transfer Rate (Sequencial Read) [in Kbytes/sec]
• (R): Data Transfer Rate (Random Read) [in Kbytes/sec]
• Avg.: Average seek time [in ms]
• T-T: Track-to-Track seek time [in ms]
• CPU: The CPU used, P5-120oc133 means using P5-120 overclocked to P5-133
• Cache: size of L2 cache used on motherboard, A for Asyschoronus, P for Pipeline Burst, B for CPU build-in
• Motherboard: Motherboard's brand & model

Thanks to the following people contributed so far:

1. Alex Chan Chi Sing [alexccs@hkstar.com]
2. Chu Kin Sun [From BBS]
3. spiderman [atomer@hkstar.com]
4. Lamune Chan [From BBS , lamune@glink.net.hk , http://www.glink.net.hk/~lamune]
5. Dbp Alan [From BBS]
6. Edward Tsang [edwtsang@netvigator.com , Venture Walk BBS: 2637-9193 ]
7. Jimmy [jimmyc@pacific.net.sg]
8. YM Wong [From BBS , ymwong@asiaonline.net]
9. Ho Wai Leung [howl@glink.net.hk]
10. Ronald Coase [hkko@se.cuhk.hk]
11. Amani Tse Ka Hang [From BBS]
12. Christophe Chaland [chaland@cstb.fr]
13. Ben Yuen [benyuen@hk.gin.net]
14. Neville Man [From BBS, neville.man@yonet.org]
15. Au Hau Yin [auhauyin@hkstar.com , http://www.hkstar.com/~auhauyin]
16. Godwin Suen [From BBS, godwin.suen@yonet.org]
17. Magic Tang [ch_twh@stu.ust.hk]
18. OSKAR Wu [OSKAR.bbs@bbs.ee.ncu.edu.tw]
19. Kenneth Chow [93312833@polylink.cityu.edu.hk]
20. Ow Khiam Wei [eng50092@nus.sg]
21. Lam Koon Yan [kylam@cs.hku.hk]
22. J. Andrew Culpepper [biga@crosslink.net]
23. Desmond Lee [From Internet]
24. Chan Hiu Kwan [geepig@hkstar.com]