Is the 1TB 3.5" SEAGATE HYBRID DRIVE A fast drive?

[Littlesackninja]

Hi, im building a PC and i have a quick question, Is the 1TB 3.5" SEAGATE HYBRID DRIVE contain a fast hdd? I knoew it has the ssd but is the hdd part of it fast aswell?

Interface: SATA 6Gb/s
Spindle: 7,200 RPM
Cache: 64MB
NAND Cache: 8GB MLC
Average Data Rate from NAND: 190 MB/s
Average Data Rate: 158 MB/s
Average Latency: <12ms
Power
Operating: 1TB 5.9W, 2TB 6.7W
Idle: 1TB 3.3W, 2TB 3.6W

Mini question:
Is 7,200 A fast spindle speed and is 64mb cache a good size?

 

[anthony8989]

Hi, im building a PC and i have a quick question, Is the 1TB 3.5" SEAGATE HYBRID DRIVE contain a fast hdd? I knoew it has the ssd but is the hdd part of it fast aswell?

Interface: SATA 6Gb/s
Spindle: 7,200 RPM
Cache: 64MB
NAND Cache: 8GB MLC
Average Data Rate from NAND: 190 MB/s
Average Data Rate: 158 MB/s
Average Latency: <12ms
Power
Operating: 1TB 5.9W, 2TB 6.7W
Idle: 1TB 3.3W, 2TB 3.6W

Mini question:
Is 7,200 A fast spindle speed and is 64mb cache a good size?

7200 RPM and 64mb cache is perfectly sufficient for everyday computing and gaming. The HDD portion of the Seagate Hybrid is decent. But much you're better off with a separate 1 TB HDD and 120GB SSD.

 

[Snipergod87]

7,200 RPM spindle speed is the max for consumer desktop hard drives, and there is nother larger than 64MB of cache currently available. It would be a quick drive.

 

[dwatterworth]

7,200 RPM and 64mb cache are pretty standard. You could expect higher performance from the hybrid drive than from a conventional hard drive, but depending on what you are doing, the 8gb cache can get over-run pretty quickly, especially if you are moving from large application to large application.

So to answer your question, I don't think the HDD portion of the hybrid drive performs any differently than the mid-level HDD's they offer, probably the same exact spindle, platters and primary HDD controller which then hit another controller that bridges the SSD and HDD together.

 

[snowctrl]

The hybrid will have your OS and programs loading much more quickly than a conventional hard drive, so they are of significant benefit. But if you load it full of games, they'll run much as they would on a regular HD

 

[Littlesackninja]

Im getting it here http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/BBppzHtwa8/ , what comonation of hard drive / ssd would you suggest?

 

[dwatterworth]

120GB/256GB Samsung EVO with any of the hard drives that match your size requirements would be my vote.

 

[BrandonMc]

My research showed that the hybrid drives showed no discernible increase in speed. I would agree with what others have posted - get an SSD and a separate HDD for large storage. That's my current setup.

 

[Littlesackninja]

Ok thanks, What should i install though on the ssd? BEcause i can only afford 120gb of it so should i just put windows on the ssd and a few games?

 

[Littlesackninja]

Also because they are the same price should i get a hybrid drive instead on hdd and a ssd?

 

[dwatterworth]

Definitely get the separate 120GB SSD and the separate HDD. The hybrid drives are overly complex compared to individual parts and haven't been around long enough for real reliability figures. Also, if one part of the hybrid goes down, you lose everything.

On the SSD, just install whatever applications you want to load the fastest. With a separate HDD, games etc will also load faster than if you used the hybrid drive since the HDD is only focusing on the individual application instead of needing to deal with all the windows I/O etc.

 

[Littlesackninja]

Ok thanks, But which hdd should i get? http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/BBppzHtwa8/ (I cant get one two expensive) I was think the 1tb caviar black?

 

[dwatterworth]

If your budget allows, that 1TB black you linked is a great drive.

 

[Littlesackninja]

Is the 120gb ssd drive on http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/BBppzHtwa8/ a good, fast ssd?

 

[dwatterworth]

The Samsung EVO drives are pretty much the fastest and most reliable ones out of your choices. The Samsung drives are really up there for the random I/O operations, which are what really matter for a good desktop computer experience.

I've had every single one of my intel drives I put into workstations fail, 6 in total, so I never recommend the intel products. The Kingston drives are fine and very reliable, just not as fast as the Samsung ones.

 

[Littlesackninja]

Are the Samsung ones reliable and durable though?

 

[dwatterworth]

Samsung SSD drives, consumer and enterprise level along with all of their memory products are top notch and extremely reliable.