Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB Review

Written by Harry Butler

October 6, 2009 | 09:16

Tags: #f #f3 #hard-disk #performance #review #spinpoint #tested

Companies: #samsung

HDTach results

Website: HD Tach 3.0

HD Tach

Random Access Time

  • OCZ Vertex 120GB v1.3
  • Corsair P256 256GB SSD
  • Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB
  • Western Digital 150GB 10,000RPM Raptor
  • Western Digital 2TB Caviar Black
  • Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB
  • Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
  • Seagate 1TB 7200.12
  • Seagate 7200.11 1.5TB
  • Seagate 250GB 7200.10
  • Samsung EcoGreen F2 1.5TB
  • Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green
    • 0.1
    • 0.1
    • 7.0
    • 7.8
    • 11.6
    • 13.5
    • 13.8
    • 14.1
    • 15.0
    • 15.1
    • 16.6
    • 17.5
0
5
10
15
20
m/s - less is better
  • Time (milliseconds)

HD Tach

Average Read

  • OCZ Vertex 120GB v1.3
  • Corsair P256 256GB SSD
  • Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
  • Western Digital 2TB Caviar Black
  • Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB
  • Seagate 1TB 7200.12
  • Seagate 7200.11 1.5TB
  • Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB
  • Seagate 1TB 7200.11
  • Seagate 250GB 7200.10
  • Samsung EcoGreen F2 1.5TB
  • Western Digital 150GB 10,000RPM Raptor
  • Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green
    • 221.0
    • 209.0
    • 124.8
    • 117.7
    • 108.5
    • 107.3
    • 106.5
    • 92.8
    • 91.1
    • 89.6
    • 87.5
    • 82.1
    • 79.0
0
50
100
150
200
250
MB/s (higher is better)
  • Speed (MB/s

HD Tach

Average Write

  • Corsair P256 256GB SSD
  • OCZ Vertex 120GB v1.3
  • Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
  • Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB
  • Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB
  • Seagate 1TB 7200.12
  • Seagate 7200.11 1.5TB
  • Samsung EcoGreen F2 1.5TB
  • Western Digital 2TB Caviar Black
  • Seagate 1TB 7200.11
  • Seagate 250GB 7200.10
  • Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green
  • Western Digital 150GB 10,000RPM Raptor
    • 165.8
    • 161.2
    • 96.7
    • 81.4
    • 81.2
    • 76.8
    • 74.2
    • 73.1
    • 72.6
    • 62.2
    • 61.2
    • 53.1
    • 51.3
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
MB/s (higher is better)
  • Speed (MB/s

HD Tach

Burst Speed

  • Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
  • Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB
  • Seagate 7200.11 1.5TB
  • Corsair P256 256GB SSD
  • Western Digital 2TB Caviar Black
  • Samsung EcoGreen F2 1.5TB
  • Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green
  • Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB
  • Seagate 250GB 7200.10
  • Seagate 1TB 7200.12
  • OCZ Vertex 120GB v1.3
  • Western Digital 150GB 10,000RPM Raptor
    • 258.9
    • 249.9
    • 248.8
    • 247.6
    • 246.4
    • 241.4
    • 235.8
    • 234.6
    • 232.8
    • 224.3
    • 197.1
    • 134.0
0
50
100
150
200
250
MB/s (higher is better)
  • Speed (MB/s)

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