Testing (continued):
HD Tune:
HD Tune 2.53 gauges drive performance much like HD Tach 3.0.4.0. The graph below details the results for access time, average transfer rate, and burst rate. Lower values are better for access time and higher values are better for the other two categories.
The above chart details the results of the HD Tune benchmark. Like the HD Tach benchmark, the Eagle Tech enclosure outperforms the Icy Dock over USB, and when connected by eSATA, the Icy Dock enclosure outperforms the Eagle Tech enclosure by about 68%!
The overall performance of the drive inside the Icy Dock enclosure showed that it is a good choice whether you plan to use USB 2.0 or eSATA. Many eSATA enclosures seem to limit performance of SATA 3 Gbps drives, but the MB664US-1SB will provide a high speed solution that can almost rival a direct SATA connection.
