Storage Solutions Does HDD bench get affected by the amount of empty space available ?

[rads]

So i installed another HDD not new, same age as hdd1, but less used.

These are the results i got.

old hdd

newly installed

ssd/boot

the new disk was empty, bot are seagate 1tb drives.

 

[Criminal]

Sequential speed would be definitely be higher on a less fragmented hard disk.

 

[Crazy_Eddy]

For HDDs, the beginning of the disk platter is the fastest and the end is the slowest. So depending on where the test file used for benching is placed, you will accordingly see a drop in speeds. So yes, the amount of empty space affects HDD bench.
HD Tach best illustrates this difference in speed across the platter :-

SSDs are a little different in their structure, but even their benchmarks are noticeably affected by the amount of free disk space.

 

[booo]

can anyone run a iometer test with 100 random read writes?

 

[rads]

Thanks for the info guys