Winbench

The 7200.7 wins a close battle for second place in Winbench's Business Diskmark, but the drive finishes a distant third in the High-End test.

The 7200.7 redeems itself in Winbench's transfer rate tests, where it's even a little faster than the Raptor at the beginning of the disk.

With a spindle speed that's over 25% slower than the Raptor, the 7200.7's disk access times can't hold a candle to Western Digital's enterprise drive. However, the 7200.7's access times are definitely quicker than the DiamondMax Plus 9, which shares the Barracuda's 7,200RPM spindle speed.