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HARD DRIVE TEST RESULTS The following tables were obtained using Core's Hard Disk Performance Testing Program Version 2.7 on a Tandy 1000 SX, equipped with a 20 Mb Seagate ST-225 and Western Digital Controller. The computer was using Tandy's MS-DOS 3.2. Two tables are provided one for each of the 1000 SX's clock speeds. The test were conducted using a 34 Kb tranfer block, and using all 611 cylinders of the hard drive. Please direct questions or comments to James Raffeld 72215,1060 SLOW SPEED RESULTS (4.77 Mhz) INTERLEAVE _____________________________________________________________________________ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DATA (Kb) 136 102 102 136 136 102 102 TIME (sec) 5.1 4.0 4.2 4.8 5.3 4.2 4.4 DATA XFER RATE (Kb/sec) 26.7 25.4 24.2 28.2 25.5 24.4 23.3 AVG. SEEK TIME (ms) 65.7 65.7 65.7 65.7 65.7 65.7 65.7 TRACK-TRACK SEEK TIME (ms) 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.6 PERFORMANCE INDEX .996 .988 .981 1.005 .989 .982 .976 FAST SPEED RESULTS (7.16 Mhz) INTERLEAVE _____________________________________________________________________________ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DATA (Kb) 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 TIME (sec) 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.3 DATA XFER RATE (Kb/sec) 33.6 31.7 29.8 32.0 31.6 29.8 31.6 AVG. SEEK TIME (ms) 66.5 66.5 66.5 66.5 66.5 66.5 66.5 TRACK-TRACK SEEK TIME (ms) 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 PERFORMANCE INDEX 1.027 1.016 1.004 1.017 1.015 1.004 1.015