5400RPM vs 7200RPM 3.5" Desktop HDD

Satyajit Mishra

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USAGE
A. 24x7 Torrenting (Legal & Non-Pirated)
B. Casual Gaming (New & Latest Games)
C. Storing a lot of Video Files (<4GB each)
D. Heavy Video Playback

QUESTIONS
1. Durability difference? (Expected Life Span)
2. Reliability difference? (Expected MTBF)
3. Game Load Time difference? (Loading Maps/Saving Game)
4. Game FPS difference? (At Normal/Medium Graphic Settings)
5. Sequential Read & Write difference?
6. Read & Write Speed difference? (Between Partitions)

7. HGST Deskstar 3TB 7200RPM / WD Blue 2TB 5400RPM (WD20EZRZ) / Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM (ST2000DM001). Which one of these HDD will best serve my usage criterias?

PLEASE ANSWER WITH FACTS ALONG WITH YOUR PERSONAL OPINION

My Desktop PC Specifications,
- Corsair Carbide 400R Case (Well Ventilated with 2 Front, 2 Side Intake Fans & 2 Top, 1 Back Exhaust Fans)
- Corsair GS600 Power Supply
- ASUS P8B75-M LX Motherboard
- Intel Core i5-3450 Processor
- 1 x 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Vengence Memory
- 2TB SATA III 7200RPM Seagate Barracuda Hard Disk Drive
- Deepcool IceDisk 2 HDD Cooler
- 1 x 4GB ZOTAC GeForce GTX 760
- 1 x 22" 1080p Dell S2216H Monitor
- Logitech G105 Keyboard
- Logitech G300 Mouse

P.S. Don't factor in the Noise & Temperature Levels.
 

Satyajit Mishra

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I know SSDs are superior in that manner. But my question is about HDD not SSD. I want to know the game loading time difference between a 5400RPM & 7200RPM 3.5" Desktop HDD.