The 2009 Mac Mini, Cont.
So is the huge 500GB Seagate really all that much faster than the Apple 120GB drive (made by Fujitsu)? Let’s have a look at the Xbench numbers (higher the better):
Xbench Version
1.3
System Version
110.5.7 (9J61)
CPU
2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo
Physical RAM
2048 MB
Model
Macmini3,1
Drive Type
FUJITSU MHZ2120BH G1
SEAGATE ST9500420AS
Sequential
Uncached Write
54.58 MB/sec [4K blocks]
91.59 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write
50.53 MB/sec [256K blocks]
80.86 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read
9.93 MB/sec [4K blocks]
18.79 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read
51.96 MB/sec [256K blocks]
95.49 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random
Uncached Write
1.50 MB/sec [4K blocks]
1.00 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write
27.88 MB/sec [256K blocks]
52.71 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read
0.49 MB/sec [4K blocks]
0.61 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read
20.01 MB/sec [256K blocks]
28.27 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Look at those numbers! The 500GB Seagate drive absolutely kills the Apple/Fujitsu 120GB disc. It’s not even close. And remember, the 7,200-RPM Seagate only draws a fraction more power than a 5,400-RPM drive.
Between the blistering performance, huge capacity, low price, and meager watt stats of the Seagate drive, if these numbers aren’t enough to drive the Apple Faithful to the streets in protest, then they too, are in need of a transplant—For their cognitive functions.
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