WorldBench overall performance
WorldBench uses scripting to step through a series of tasks in common Windows applications. It then produces an overall score. WorldBench also spits out individual results for its component application tests, allowing us to compare performance in each. We'll look at the overall score, and then we'll show individual application results alongside the results from some of our own application tests.

Despite its 1,700RPM spindle speed disadvantage, the Momentus 5400.2 manages to match the overall WorldBench score of the Travelstar 7K100. That's an impressive result for Seagate, whose Momentus 7200.1 scores an additional two points higher. The Travelstar 5K100 doesn't fare so well, languishing three points behind its closest competition.

It's a little surprising to see the 5,400-RPM Momentus match the 7,200-RPM Travelstar, but this is only WorldBench's overall score. Let's break that score into individual application test results to see how things shake out.

Multimedia editing and encoding

MusicMatch Jukebox

Windows Media Encoder

Adobe Premiere

VideoWave Movie Creator

Neither MusicMatch Jukebox nor VideoWave Movie Creator shows much performance difference between the mobile drives, but Premiere is another story. There, the Momentus 7200.1 leads the way, followed closely by the 5400.2 The 7,200-RPM Travelstar trails the 5,400-RPM Momentus by a pretty significant margin, as neither Hitachi drive seems to be particularly fast in this test.