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Is 100 Mbs read and 100 Mbs Write in Blackmagic Disk Speed Test
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I am getting 325MBs write and 400MBs read however my system is slow right now normally they are both at about 500MBs. I do have 512GB SSD so that could be why. I think your speed is not bad considering it's a HDD, my mom has a 2011 MacBook Pro and it's about 50Mbs read and write.
That's actually quite good for a laptop HDD. Generally they are closer to 60-70MB/s.
I know the crap one that came with my mac mini only gets around 40-50. It's almost too slow to use as a media drive even.
I know the crap one that came with my mac mini only gets around 40-50. It's almost too slow to use as a media drive even.
Yes, it's pretty good for an HDD. SSDs get faster performance though, my SSD gets upwards of 500MB/s sometimes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP0_U8HEl0g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP0_U8HEl0g
Thats actually a really good score for a HDD. When I ran that test with my WD Blue 750GB HDD, I was getting around 80-90MB/s. The more you fill it up though, the slower it will become.
It will get slower though as you fill it.
Innermost tracks on the spinning disk are about 50-60% of the speed of the outermost tracks. Fill it up to 80% and you will be at 60 MB/s. That has nothing to do with fragmentation just that a HDD starts writing on the long outer tracks and works its way inward as it fills up.
Innermost tracks on the spinning disk are about 50-60% of the speed of the outermost tracks. Fill it up to 80% and you will be at 60 MB/s. That has nothing to do with fragmentation just that a HDD starts writing on the long outer tracks and works its way inward as it fills up.