Are these results correct?

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HD Tune: HDS722525VLAT80 Benchmark

Transfer Rate Minimum : 40.4 MB/sec
Transfer Rate Maximum : 58.5 MB/sec
Transfer Rate Average : 51.3 MB/sec
Access Time : 11.3 ms
Burst Rate : 76.8 MB/sec
CPU Usage : 23.3%


HD Tune: ST3250620AS Benchmark

Transfer Rate Minimum : 24.4 MB/sec
Transfer Rate Maximum : 78.5 MB/sec
Transfer Rate Average : 62.5 MB/sec
Access Time : 14.2 ms
Burst Rate : 94.7 MB/sec
CPU Usage : 25.2%


HD Tune: ST3500630AS Benchmark

Transfer Rate Minimum : 38.1 MB/sec
Transfer Rate Maximum : 53.2 MB/sec
Transfer Rate Average : 49.8 MB/sec
Access Time : 13.3 ms
Burst Rate : 81.2 MB/sec
CPU Usage : 27.7%

The last result is my new seagate 7200.10, the middle result is my 250 spinpoint. Is the samsung faster? I'm trying to decide which is going to be the OS drive

 

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i found the sata 2 jumper in the back...new results below...

HD Tune: ST3500630AS Benchmark

Transfer Rate Minimum : 38.1 MB/sec
Transfer Rate Maximum : 54.8 MB/sec
Transfer Rate Average : 52.0 MB/sec
Access Time : 13.3 ms
Burst Rate : 127.5 MB/sec
CPU Usage : 24.0%

Still seems slow

 

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it's a ds3, plugged into a yellow thing. Is it worth trying a different port?

PS thanks for that spec the other day, my parents are very happy with it

 

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hd tach came up with

62.6 @ 6%
170.9 burst

and my spin point 64.9 @ 4%
130 burst.

Not much in it then. Is burst rate really that important?