In the previous review we had shown you the performance of IBM IC35L0180AVV207-1 8MB cache already, so today we will take a look in more details.

IBM Deskstar 180GB, 8MB Cache

IBM Deskstar 40GB, 2MB Cache

The Comparison between two series of IBM IC35L, on the left has 8MB cache and 2MB cache on the right hand side. See almost similar.

 

Product Specification
Model Family	180 GXP
Model Code	IC35L0180AVV207-1
Capacity [GB]	180
Data Buffer [MB]	8
Rotation Speed	7200 RPM
Latency Avr.[ms]	4.17
Seek Time Avr. [ms]	8.5
Error Rate [non-recv]	1 in 10E14
Acoustic at Idel	3.0

System
Mainboard	Gigabyte GA-8INXP Limited Edition
Cpu	intel p4 1.8@2.7 GHz. [150x18]
Cpu cooler	ZalMan CNPS5700D-Cu
Power Supply	ANTEC True Power 480 watts.
DDRRAM	Crucial pc-2100 256x2 mb.
VGA	Spark Radeon 9100
Harddisk	IBM IC35L040AVVN07-0
OS	Windows XP sp1

          We used our old one, IBM IC35L040AVVN07-0 as primary to run Windows and all benchmark programs (SiSoft Sandra 2003 and HD Tach ver2.61). And gave IBM IC35L0180AVV207-1 with 8MB cache remains plain drive with no any partitions. (To run HD Tach ver2.61, it requires plain with no partitions)
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We tried file system benchmark again with SiSoft Sandra 2003, but this time, IBM IC35L040AVVN07-0 contains no file.

The graph of HD Tach program shows us the stability of reading and writing. Notice the percentage of CPU usage (CPU utilization), it’s only 2.8%, quite satisfied.

We tested again by using Promise ultra 100 TX-2 ATA controller instead of using Intel’s ATA controller which is integrated on board. As you see, we obtain much more speed, much more stability, but the usage of CPU is also increased to 6.3%.

          The 185.2 GB and 8 MB cache of this IBM’s harddisk delivers us the high storage and satisfied transferring speed. It would be suitable in video and editting works, which requires both storage and speed. However the 15,000 Bath (US$350) price tag is also comparable high for home users, but now OverclockZone had used this IBM harddisk to be our standard reference testbed already.

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