Seagate 500GB SSHD Thin Hybrid Drive Review

Comparison Drives & Test System

Legit Reviews Storage Benchmark Test System

All tests were performed on a fresh and up-to-date install of Windows 8 Pro x64 with no other applications running while using AHCI mode set through the BIOS. Synthetic Benchmarks were run with the OS loaded on a 120GB Corsair Force SSD. All components were set to their default speeds and are listed below.

Z77 Legit Reviews Test Bench

Intel LGA 1155 Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	Core i5 2500k	Click Here
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus V Gene Z77	Click Here
Memory	Kingston HyperX KHX16C9B1RK28 8GB	Click Here
OS Drive	Corsair Force 120GB (FW 2.4)	Click Here
Power Supply	Antec Basiq BP550W Plus-EC	Click Here
Operating System	Windows 8 Pro 64-Bit	Click Here

For comparison, we used the previous generation hybrid Momentus XT 750GB drive we first tested at the end of 2011.

CrystalDiskMark 5.2.0 Readout:

For the Seagate 500GB SSHD, the readout on CrystalDiskInfo 5.2.0 shows that both NCQ and S.M.A.R.T. are enabled and the interface is confirmed at SATA III (6Gbps) with the disk speed at 5400RPM. The firmware version used for testing is the latest available at this time – SM11.

Let’s look at some benchmarks.