File Copy Test
File Copy Test is a pseudo-real-world benchmark that times how long it takes to create, read, and copy files in various test patterns. File copying is tested twice: once with the source and target on the same partition, and once with the target on a separate partition. Scores are presented in MB/s.

To make things easier to read, we've separated our FC-Test results into individual graphs for each test pattern. We'll tackle file creation performance first.

The RE3 doesn't betray its Caviar Black underpinnings with FC-Test's file creation workloads.

The drives are evenly matched when we shift our attention to read performance, as well.

As they are when we combine reads and writes with a suite of copy tests.

Switching gears to a file copy from one partition to another doesn't change the picture, either. If you're shuffling files around, the RE3 is every bit as quick as the Caviar Black, which is arguably the fastest 7,200-RPM drive in these tests.