(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Hard disk drive and storage solution provider Seagate (www.seagate.com) has announced that its Savvio 10K.3 hard drive has ranked highest in the Storage Performance Council’s (www.storageperformance.org) new, peer-reviewed, benchmark extension.
The non-profit computer industry performance data corporation’s new benchmark extension, SPC-1C/E, is the first of its kind to measure storage component energy use, simulating environments that impose zero, light, moderate or heavy workload demands.
Seagate’s 24-drive array, configured with more than seven terabytes of storage, reported annual energy use of 1,765.41 kWh, giving it an annual projected energy cost of $211.85 (at $0.12 per kWh), making it a compelling choice for tier 1 applications.
“The SPC congratulates Seagate on its Savvio benchmark results using SPC-1C/E,” SPC administrator Walter E. Baker said in a statement. “The new SPC-1C/E reported data is a refinement for the storage industry which demands ever-increasing performance along with system power savings that can be measured in real-world environments.”
The SPC’s new industry-standard SPC-1C/E benchmark extension consists of the complete set of SPC-1C performance measurements and reporting, combined with measurement and reporting of energy use. SPC-1C/E is the first industry-standard performance benchmark to provide energy use reported data in conjunction with storage performance reported data. Still in its infancy, however, Seagate and IBM (www.ibm.com) were the only companies to submit SPC-1C/E benchmark results.
With up to 300GB capacity packed into an 2.5-inch footprint for servers and external storage arrays, Seagate Savvio 10K.3 drives offer the lowest power profile of any tier-1, mission-critical drive. The drives also include PowerTrim technology, which lowers cooling costs, reducing the total cost of ownership for data center operators.
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