Hard Drive xbench Speed

Sounds like your score should be higher, these are mine with a 500 GB 5400 rpm Scorpio Blue:

Results 60.12
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.5.7 (9J61)
Physical RAM 4096 MB
Model MacBookPro5,1
Drive Type WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
Disk Test 60.12
Sequential 87.54
Uncached Write 104.19 63.97 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 130.82 74.02 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 45.54 13.33 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 154.08 77.44 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 45.79
Uncached Write 17.47 1.85 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 123.33 39.48 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 70.00 0.50 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 129.40 24.01 MB/sec [256K blocks]

I have a 2009 MacBook Pro 13" with a 7200.4 500gb Seagate Momentus drive in it. Here's my results:

Disk Test 48.28
Sequential 121.20
Uncached Write 130.31 80.01 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 118.24 66.90 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 99.20 29.03 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 147.26 74.01 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 30.14
Uncached Write 9.32 0.99 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 155.34 49.73 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 84.88 0.60 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 139.57 25.90 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Hmmmmmm, why is the Scorpio Blue with 5000RPM outperforming my 7200RPM drive?

Here are my results. Using the WD Scorpio Blue 500 GB 5400 RPM.

Results 155.72
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.5.7 (9J3050)
Physical RAM 4096 MB
Model MacBookPro5,5
Drive Type WDC WD5000BEVT-00ZAT0

Disk Test 61.46
Sequential 94.96
Uncached Write 124.73 76.58 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 130.31 73.73 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 50.78 14.86 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 148.44 74.61 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 45.43
Uncached Write 17.34 1.84 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 129.60 41.49 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 68.55 0.49 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 123.98 23.01 MB/sec [256K blocks]

i ran mine again, 5400rpm hitachi:

Results 52.17
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.5.7 (9J3032)
Physical RAM 4096 MB
Model MacBookPro5,2
Drive Type Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02
Disk Test 52.17
Sequential 113.90
Uncached Write 126.84 77.88 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 125.23 70.85 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 81.32 23.80 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 143.84 72.30 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 33.84
Uncached Write 12.33 1.30 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 73.35 23.48 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 68.49 0.49 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 113.02 20.97 MB/sec [256K blocks]

here is my 13" macbook pro with wd scorpio 320



Results 138.90
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.5.7 (9J3050)
Physical RAM 4096 MB
Model MacBookPro5,5
Drive Type WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0

Disk Test 55.17
Sequential 84.92
Uncached Write 99.73 61.23 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 99.10 56.07 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 54.19 15.86 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 117.24 58.92 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 40.86
Uncached Write 15.01 1.59 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 120.87 38.70 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 69.94 0.50 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 115.12 21.36 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Here's mine Macbook 2.4GHz 4Gb 320Gb 7200 Seagate Momentum drive:

Results 54.57
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.5.8 (9L30)
Physical RAM 4096 MB
Model MacBook4,1
Drive Type ST9320421AS
Disk Test 54.57
Sequential 104.03
Uncached Write 140.14 86.05 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 135.83 76.85 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 56.78 16.62 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 157.66 79.24 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 36.99
Uncached Write 11.94 1.26 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 154.66 49.51 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 88.86 0.63 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 149.10 27.67 MB/sec [256K blocks]

New 13" w. Scorpio Black 320:
Results 68.49
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.5.8 (9L30)
Physical RAM 4096 MB
Model MacBookPro5,5
Drive Type WDC WD3200BEKT-00F3T0
Disk Test 68.49
Sequential 101.88
Uncached Write 116.47 71.51 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 113.71 64.34 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 69.29 20.28 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 134.25 67.47 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 51.58
Uncached Write 18.49 1.96 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 174.78 55.95 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 93.27 0.66 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 142.71 26.48 MB/sec [256K blocks]

System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.6 (10A421a)
Physical RAM 4096 MB
Model MacBookPro5,2
Drive Type ST9500420ASG
Disk Test 19.22
Sequential 19.62
Uncached Write 49.61 30.46 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 38.07 21.54 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 7.72 2.26 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 35.74 17.96 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 18.83
Uncached Write 7.35 0.78 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 50.38 16.13 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 33.11 0.23 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 37.91 7.03 MB/sec [256K blocks]

New MBP Mid 2009 with 7200 RPM HDD. These scores are abysmal.

Are you running anything else? If not, ***?

Here's a test a fresh reboot and making sure that nothing else was running while I performed the test.

Disk Test 15.50
Sequential 14.57
Uncached Write 61.26 37.62 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 36.48 20.64 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 4.88 1.43 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 38.66 19.43 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 16.56
Uncached Write 6.42 0.68 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 38.01 12.17 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 31.26 0.22 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 36.47 6.77 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Look, even worse!
This is terrible apple, everyone who paid $50 to upgrade to the 7200 RPM hard disk, expecting a performance boost actually got a worse disk out of it. Not only do they perform worse, but they also have an incompatibility problem. This is terrible and I feel that we should all be reimbursed in some way.

Ignore the stats you get from XBench for hard disk performance - they're poor and unreliable at best. In my opinion anyways.

Have a look at my article here on SSD in a Macbook Pro: http://www.markc.me.uk/MarkC/Blog/Entries/2009/8/4SSD_in_a_MacbookPro.html

Also maybe this one: http://www.markc.me.uk/MarkC/Blog/Entries/2009/6/13Macbook_Pro_Hard_DiskUpgrade.html

... second one is probably more relevant.

Do some real world tests and I'll think you'll find the 7200RPM unit does out perform the slower RPM drives, and quite significantly too.

I don't believe the XBench states, they don't hold true.

You're running a Unibody 2.4? I thought these tests results were for the SD Slot '09 MBP's. There's been concern regarding the SATA 3 interface on these units. Interesting that a 17" MBP which previously hasn't had issues w. the SATA 3 is posting such low numbers.

Results 243.62
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.5.8 (9L30)
Physical RAM 4096 MB
Model MacBookPro5,2
Drive Type OCZ-VERTEX
Disk Test 243.62
Sequential 213.56
Uncached Write 248.37 152.49 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 258.99 146.54 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 118.01 34.54 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 422.18 212.19 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 283.51
Uncached Write 105.89 11.21 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 336.39 107.69 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 2024.06 14.34 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 834.72 154.89 MB/sec [256K blocks]

That's true, I am running a late 2008 unibody. But even so, I'd suggest that the relevance of XBench performance stats are poor, regardless of platform. They're not consistent and nor do they play out to actual performance.

Do some file copying tests for example between differing units and you'll see what I mean.

I just don't rate XBench hard disk stats, they're never reliable or consistent.