Futuremark PCMark Vantage - HDD Test Set	Source: FutureMark

PCMark Vantage is the first objective hardware performance benchmark for PCs running 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows Vista. PCMark Vantage is perfectly suited for benchmarking any type of Windows Vista PC from multi media home entertainment systems and laptops to dedicated workstations and hi-end gaming rigs. Regardless of whether the benchmarker is an artist or an IT Professional, PCMark Vantage shows the user where their system soars or falls flat, and how to get the most performance possible out of their hardware. PCMark Vantage is easy enough for even the most casual enthusiast to use yet supports in-depth, professional industry grade testing.

Futuremark PCMark Vantage - HDD Suite Windows Defender: Points Ranking Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD 26.354 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 0) 28.172 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 1) 27.351 OCZ Vertex 2 128GB SSD 220.982 Plextor PX-128M1S SSD 104.066 Seagate 3TB Barracuda XT HDD 27.4 Seagate 2TB Barracuda XT HDD 27.6 Seagate 750GB Momentus XT SSHD 45.24 Seagate 500GB Momentus XT SSHD 32.6 Gaming: Points Ranking Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD 16.143 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 0) 16.307 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 1) 18.406 OCZ Vertex 2 128GB SSD 215.12 Plextor PX-128M1S SSD 91.528 Seagate 3TB Barracuda XT HDD 16.9 Seagate 2TB Barracuda XT HDD 17 Seagate 750GB Momentus XT SSHD 53.534 Seagate 500GB Momentus XT SSHD 36 Importing to Photo Gallery: Points Ranking Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD 6.608 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 0) 59.264 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 1) 56.053 OCZ Vertex 2 128GB SSD 238.531 Plextor PX-128M1S SSD 134.81 Seagate 3TB Barracuda XT HDD 69.3 Seagate 2TB Barracuda XT HDD 65 Seagate 750GB Momentus XT SSHD 88.059 Seagate 500GB Momentus XT SSHD 51.7 Windows Vista Startup: Points Ranking Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD 18.958 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 0) 23.566 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 1) 19.115 OCZ Vertex 2 128GB SSD 214.857 Plextor PX-128M1S SSD 64.489 Seagate 3TB Barracuda XT HDD 20.9 Seagate 2TB Barracuda XT HDD 20.3 Seagate 750GB Momentus XT SSHD 44.537 Seagate 500GB Momentus XT SSHD 32 Editing w/h Movie Maker: Points Ranking Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD 43.342 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 0) 51.97 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 1) 40.85 OCZ Vertex 2 128GB SSD 188.988 Plextor PX-128M1S SSD 89.436 Seagate 3TB Barracuda XT HDD 43.4 Seagate 2TB Barracuda XT HDD 45.8 Seagate 750GB Momentus XT SSHD 53.074 Seagate 500GB Momentus XT SSHD 30.5 Media Center: Points Ranking Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD 91.794 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 0) 137.84 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 1) 81.268 OCZ Vertex 2 128GB SSD 244.273 Plextor PX-128M1S SSD 157.59 Seagate 3TB Barracuda XT HDD 115.2 Seagate 2TB Barracuda XT HDD 109 Seagate 750GB Momentus XT SSHD 88.044 Seagate 500GB Momentus XT SSHD 61.7 Adding Files to Media Player: Points Ranking Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD 10.23 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 0) 10.165 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 1) 9.54 OCZ Vertex 2 128GB SSD 175.773 Plextor PX-128M1S SSD 71.323 Seagate 3TB Barracuda XT HDD 10.1 Seagate 2TB Barracuda XT HDD 10.5 Seagate 750GB Momentus XT SSHD 20.459 Seagate 500GB Momentus XT SSHD 13 Application Loading: Points Ranking Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD 5.271 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 0) 7.408 Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS HDD (RAID 1) 6.871 OCZ Vertex 2 128GB SSD 164.615 Plextor PX-128M1S SSD 57.104 Seagate 3TB Barracuda XT HDD 5.3 Seagate 2TB Barracuda XT HDD 5.4 Seagate 750GB Momentus XT SSHD 16.321 Seagate 500GB Momentus XT SSHD 11.4

The 2TB and 3TB Seagate Barracuda XT drives perform pretty much identically to one another in PCMark Vantage. The 2TB Seagate Barracuda XT can boast Gaming and Photo Importing performance slightly better than a pair of WD 1TB drives in RAID 0! Head to head, the 2TB Seagate Barracuda XT out performs the Western Digital 1TB WD1001FALS drive. The small-capacity SSDs clearly dominate the speed front.