Description
WD Raptor has evolved! PC enthusiasts' favorite 10,000 RPM SATA drive is now faster than ever and available in a 300 GB capacity. Engineered for maximum speed, WD VelociRaptor combines a SATA 3 Gb/s interface and 16 MB cache, to deliver performance that's up to 35 percentage faster than its speedy older brother. With 1.4 million hours MTBF, these drives have the highest available reliability rating on a high-capacity SATA drive and are designed and manufactured to enterprise-class standards to provide enterprise reliability in high duty cycle environments.
Performance Marks
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
101 MB/s
7.9 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5462 @ 2.80GHz
101 MB/s
7.9 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
100 MB/s
7.9 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz
100 MB/s
8.4 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
100 MB/s
7.4 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
100 MB/s
7.8 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
100 MB/s
8.2 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
99 MB/s
8.0 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
99 MB/s
8.5 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 940 @ 2.93GHz
99 MB/s
7.8 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
99 MB/s
7.2 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
98 MB/s
8.9 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
97 MB/s
9.4 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
97 MB/s
9.5 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
97 MB/s
7.8 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
97 MB/s
9.0 ms
Rev. 04.04V03
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
97 MB/s
7.6 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
97 MB/s
9.1 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz
97 MB/s
7.6 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
97 MB/s
7.8 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
96 MB/s
6.3 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
96 MB/s
8.6 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
95 MB/s
7.5 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
95 MB/s
7.1 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6420 @ 2.13GHz
95 MB/s
8.4 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz
95 MB/s
7.9 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz
95 MB/s
9.5 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows Server 2003
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5472 @ 3.00GHz
95 MB/s
8.4 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
95 MB/s
7.8 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
95 MB/s
8.2 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
95 MB/s
9.4 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
94 MB/s
8.3 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
94 MB/s
8.2 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
94 MB/s
7.4 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+
94 MB/s
9.8 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
94 MB/s
9.6 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows
AMD Athlon(tm) 7850 Dual-Core Processor
94 MB/s
7.8 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.60GHz
94 MB/s
7.5 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
94 MB/s
8.5 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
93 MB/s
8.1 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
93 MB/s
8.0 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+
93 MB/s
10.0 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6420 @ 2.13GHz
92 MB/s
8.4 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
91 MB/s
14.6 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+
88 MB/s
10.1 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+
84 MB/s
7.7 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+
81 MB/s
7.8 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
69 MB/s
10.0 ms