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Seagate ST500LM021 500GB Internal Hard Drive 2.5" HDD, SATA III - 6Gbs, 32MB Cache, 7200RPM, OEM

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Seagate’s provided power values came very close to the data we collected from our tests. Our actual idle rate measured 1.15 watts, while active power values ranged from 3.20 to 2.07 watts. Our sequential write pattern had the highest power values and the random 4K read test had the lowest. Seagate’s active seek number falls right in that range. Startup power requirements measured 4.01 watts to get the drive to operating speed.

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Easy installation and configuration with true plug-and-play connectivity. It is not necessary to set any jumpers or other configuration options. While not a bombshell, Seagate’s Gen3 model does provide cost-efficient performance and a significantly lower starting price than the Gen2 Momentus XT 750GB. Our benchmarking shows the Gen3 and Gen2 both outperform HDDs where it matters, in our real world traces where the onboard cache can really show its performance benefits. In that case, where data is nicely cached, the new 500GB Thin bests the 750GB Gen2 product by a significant margin. Voer SeagateFirmwareUpdate_SeaFlash_Dell_YarraX_SDM10393_12-11-2015_11-47-28.exe uit als administrator.With any laptop drive, power consumption is an important factor for users. The key sources of power draw get narrowed down to either the bright screen or the storage device used. In the next test, we record the average power consumed over a small range of synthetic benchmarks. For reference, Seagate lists an average idle power rate of 0.9 watts and an active seek rate of 2.5 watts. Seagate’s 500GB SSHD Thin drive at 7mm is a wallet-friendly alternative for users seeking new technology that provides low-power consumption, serious performance gains over conventional HDDs when in cache, and overall solid value per gigabyte.

Seagate SSHD Thin Review (Gen3 500GB, ST500LM000) Seagate SSHD Thin Review (Gen3 500GB, ST500LM000)

The Seagate SSHD Gen3 power consumption is lower than the Gen2 in every test but idle, where it is nearly the same. Across the board, the Gen3 made strong gains and saved 0.3-1.2 watts depending on the job it was doing. Our Database profile again showed the Seagate Gen3 as a strong runner-up to the Gen2 plateauing at 64 IOPS, steady to 128. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. Serial ATA was designed to allow you to install a Serial ATA host adapter and Serial ATA disk drive in your current system and expect all of your existing applications to work as normal. In the File Server profile, the Seagate Gen3 offered substantially better performance than all of the competition from 8-64 IOPS at 3x-5x. However, at 128 IOPS, the Gen2 was tops.In the 4K Random Transfers MB/s, the Seagate Gen3 again ranked second behind the Gen2, with the Gen3 at 0.496MB/s and 0.896 MB/s. The Seagate Gen3 also ranked high above most of the competition at 127.1 IOPS read and 229.4 IOPS write, but first place was snatched up by the Seagate Gen2. The Serial ATA interface provides several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. The primary advantages include: The SSHD serves to satiate the demand of users looking to couple performance gains and storage capacity without breaking the bank – think gamers and media enthusiasts. However, SSHD technology is not a cure-all, which Seagate readily admits; users craving extreme performance will likely desire more than an SSHD provides. Yet, for the market of HDD users Seagate is focused on, the Seagate SSHDs offer users improved performance at a lower price than SSDs. The new SSHD Gen3 line also gets a naming convention update. The first generation hybrids were called Momentus XT, while the second generation models were called Momentus XT with Fast Factor. Now, Seagate has dropped Momentus family branding altogether, opting instead for the simpler category name of SSHD. To help clarify drive generations, StorageReview will reference the drives on a go-forward basis with the SSHD generation number to help clarify the chronology for consumers (Gen1, Gen2, Gen3).

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The first is our database profile, with a 67% read and 33% write workload mix primarily centered on 8K transfer sizes. In the StorageMark 2010 HTPC 4K Disk Capture, the Seagate Gen3 offered substantially higher performance, boosting throughput by 18.5% over the previous-generation model. Behind the scenes though, we did notice that before the data was cached, the initial transfer speed was slightly slower than the original 7,200RPM-based models and took much longer to be absorbed as “hot data”.

Looking from the front you can see the standard SATA power and data interface, as well as admire the thin 7mm form-factor. This design allows it to fit in more systems, including ultrathin notebooks.

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