Description
"Engineered for maximum speed WD VelociRaptor, the newest member of our unique class of 10,000 RPM SATA hard drives, combines a SATA 3 Gb/s interface and 16 MB cache, to deliver performance that is up to 35% faster than its speedy older brother. Key Features & Detailed Specifications: Average Latency 5.5 ms, Warranty 5 Years, Formatted Capacity 300 GB, Form Factor 3.5""-internal, Spindle Speed 10000 rpm, Compliant Standards RoHS, Interface Type SATA 3G, Cache/Buffer Size 16MB (Read: Adaptive & Write: Yes) and Average Seek Time 4.2 ms, User Sectors Per Drive -- 586,072,368. Transfer Rates: Buffer To Host (Serial ATA): 3 Gb/s (Max) and Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk): 120 MB/s (Sustained). Average latency is 5.5 ms. Drive ready time -- 7.0 sec (average), 10 sec (maximum), Error rate (non-recoverable) <1 in 10e15 bits read. Supports LBA. Seek time: Read: 4.2 ms (average) & Write: 4.7 ms (average), Track-to-track seek time -- 0.7 (maximum). Load/unload cycles -- 50,000 minimum. Limited warranty -- 5-year "
Performance Marks
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
AMD Phenom(tm) 9950 Quad-Core Processor
102 MB/s
8.2 ms
Rev. 03.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
100 MB/s
8.1 ms
Rev. 03.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
100 MB/s
8.3 ms
Rev. 03.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
100 MB/s
8.1 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
100 MB/s
9.8 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz
100 MB/s
6.3 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5520 @ 2.27GHz
99 MB/s
7.7 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5520 @ 2.27GHz
99 MB/s
7.8 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5520 @ 2.27GHz
99 MB/s
7.3 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5520 @ 2.27GHz
99 MB/s
7.6 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
AMD Phenom(tm) 9950 Quad-Core Processor
99 MB/s
8.7 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+
99 MB/s
9.5 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
99 MB/s
9.2 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
99 MB/s
7.3 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5520 @ 2.27GHz
99 MB/s
7.9 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
98 MB/s
7.9 ms
Rev. 03.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
98 MB/s
8.2 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
98 MB/s
10.5 ms
Rev. 03.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
98 MB/s
8.8 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
98 MB/s
8.8 ms
Rev. 03.0
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
98 MB/s
7.1 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
98 MB/s
10.3 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
98 MB/s
8.4 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
98 MB/s
7.3 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Server 2008
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3320 @ 2.50GHz
98 MB/s
7.2 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
98 MB/s
8.3 ms
Rev. 03.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz
98 MB/s
7.5 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU X9770 @ 3.20GHz
97 MB/s
8.0 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz
97 MB/s
7.9 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
97 MB/s
8.3 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
97 MB/s
7.5 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz
97 MB/s
8.4 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
96 MB/s
7.8 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
96 MB/s
8.2 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+
96 MB/s
9.2 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz
96 MB/s
10.5 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
96 MB/s
7.6 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+
96 MB/s
10.8 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+
96 MB/s
10.3 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 940 @ 2.93GHz
96 MB/s
9.2 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+
95 MB/s
9.5 ms
Rev. 03.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
95 MB/s
12.2 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor
95 MB/s
7.1 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
AMD Phenom(tm) 8450 Triple-Core Processor
95 MB/s
11.3 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
95 MB/s
8.5 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
95 MB/s
8.4 ms
Rev. 03.0
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
95 MB/s
8.5 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
95 MB/s
8.2 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
95 MB/s
8.6 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+
95 MB/s
8.6 ms
Rev. 03.0
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
95 MB/s
8.4 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
95 MB/s
9.2 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz
94 MB/s
8.4 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz
94 MB/s
9.5 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
94 MB/s
9.0 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+
94 MB/s
9.3 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+
94 MB/s
10.0 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6320 @ 1.86GHz
93 MB/s
10.9 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz
93 MB/s
12.6 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
92 MB/s
8.7 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor
92 MB/s
10.3 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
92 MB/s
10.7 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+
91 MB/s
15.2 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
91 MB/s
11.0 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
91 MB/s
10.0 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
AMD Phenom(tm) 9950 Quad-Core Processor
91 MB/s
7.5 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
AMD Phenom(tm) 8450 Triple-Core Processor
91 MB/s
9.8 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
88 MB/s
8.9 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
87 MB/s
24.6 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
87 MB/s
23.8 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+
81 MB/s
10.7 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Server 2003
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3220 @ 2.40GHz
80 MB/s
8.0 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
78 MB/s
9.8 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz
69 MB/s
11.4 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz
60 MB/s
11.0 ms
Rev. 03.03V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
16 MB/s
17.2 ms