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Western Digital - Caviar Black (WD1001FALS)

Vendor:
Western Digital
Model Id:
WD1001FALS
Model Title:
Caviar Black
Capacity:
1000 GB
Device Type:
HD 3.5"
Interface:
ATA
Read Speed Avg.:
81 MB/s
Seek Time Avg.:
13.3 ms

Description

WD Caviar Black high performance 3.5-inch SATA hard drives combine 7200 RPM spin speed, 32 MB or 64 MB cache, SATA 3 Gb/s interface, and up to 2 TB capacity for the ultimate in power computing. Backed by a 5-year limited warranty. High Performance Electronics Architecture: Dual processor – Twice the processing power to maximize performance. Colossal cache – Bigger, faster cache of up to 64 MB means faster performance. Rock Solid Mechanical Architecture: Dual actuator technology – A head positioning system with two actuators that improves positional accuracy over the data track(s). The primary actuator provides coarse displacement using conventional electromagnetic actuator principles. The secondary actuator uses piezoelectric motion to fine tune the head positioning to a higher degree of accuracy. StableTrac – The motor shaft is secured at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking, during read and write operations. NoTouch ramp load technology – The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit. Massive Capacity – WD Caviar Black SATA drives are available in capacities up to 2 TB. Compatible – We perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab and Mobile Compatibility Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems. 5 Year Limited Warranty.

Performance Marks

Rev. 05.01D05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
98 MB/s
14.7 ms

Rev. 05.01D05
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) II X3 435 Processor
97 MB/s
13.9 ms

Rev. 05.01D05
Windows
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor
97 MB/s
12.7 ms

Rev. 05.01D05
Windows Vista
AMD Phenom(tm) 9850 Quad-Core Processor
95 MB/s
13.7 ms

Rev. 05.01D05
Windows
AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor
93 MB/s
15.6 ms

Rev. 05.0
Windows XP
Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz
87 MB/s
10.6 ms

Rev. 05.0
Windows XP
Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz
87 MB/s
13.1 ms

Rev. 05.01D05
Windows Vista
AMD Phenom(tm) 9850 Quad-Core Processor
86 MB/s
13.7 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 940 @ 2.93GHz
85 MB/s
13.0 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
85 MB/s
13.0 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz
85 MB/s
12.3 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4400 @ 2.00GHz
85 MB/s
13.7 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
84 MB/s
12.7 ms

Rev. 05.0
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700 @ 2.66GHz
84 MB/s
12.1 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
84 MB/s
17.8 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
84 MB/s
12.2 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+
84 MB/s
12.3 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
84 MB/s
12.6 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
84 MB/s
12.8 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
84 MB/s
12.3 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
83 MB/s
12.2 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+
83 MB/s
13.0 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
83 MB/s
12.1 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
83 MB/s
12.6 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz
83 MB/s
18.1 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+
83 MB/s
12.1 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz
83 MB/s
12.6 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+
83 MB/s
12.6 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz
83 MB/s
11.5 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz
82 MB/s
13.3 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+
82 MB/s
12.7 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz
82 MB/s
11.9 ms

Rev. 05.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU X6800 @ 2.93GHz
82 MB/s
13.0 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+
82 MB/s
11.9 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+
82 MB/s
12.8 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz
82 MB/s
17.5 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
82 MB/s
12.5 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
81 MB/s
12.6 ms

Rev. 05.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU X9770 @ 3.20GHz
81 MB/s
13.8 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
81 MB/s
12.7 ms

Rev. 05.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz
81 MB/s
13.1 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz
81 MB/s
12.6 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
81 MB/s
12.7 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz
81 MB/s
12.7 ms

Rev. 05.0
Windows
AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 250 Processor
81 MB/s
14.3 ms

Rev. 05.0
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
81 MB/s
12.7 ms

Rev. 05.0
Windows
AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 250 Processor
81 MB/s
12.6 ms

Rev. 05.0
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
81 MB/s
14.6 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 925 Processor
81 MB/s
11.8 ms

Rev. 05.0
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+
81 MB/s
13.3 ms

Rev. 05.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz
81 MB/s
13.2 ms

Rev. 07.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
81 MB/s
18.8 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+
81 MB/s
12.6 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.40GHz
81 MB/s
12.8 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
80 MB/s
11.2 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz
80 MB/s
13.1 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows Server 2003
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz
80 MB/s
12.7 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
80 MB/s
12.6 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
80 MB/s
12.8 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Dual-Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 1210 HE
80 MB/s
8.2 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz
80 MB/s
12.3 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows Vista
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+
80 MB/s
12.7 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.40GHz
80 MB/s
13.4 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+
80 MB/s
13.2 ms

Rev. 20.04F20
Windows XP
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5410 @ 2.33GHz
80 MB/s
17.3 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
80 MB/s
13.1 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
80 MB/s
12.4 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
80 MB/s
17.2 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
79 MB/s
18.6 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz
79 MB/s
13.4 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz
79 MB/s
12.4 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2200 @ 2.20GHz
79 MB/s
11.9 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+
79 MB/s
13.8 ms

Rev. 05.0
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+
78 MB/s
12.4 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
78 MB/s
13.5 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
78 MB/s
12.9 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+
78 MB/s
12.3 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
78 MB/s
13.3 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+
77 MB/s
13.1 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+
77 MB/s
12.9 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
76 MB/s
12.9 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
76 MB/s
13.8 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor
76 MB/s
13.8 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz
76 MB/s
12.8 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz
76 MB/s
12.9 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
75 MB/s
13.6 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
75 MB/s
12.8 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
74 MB/s
15.6 ms

Rev. 05.00K05
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+
74 MB/s
13.0 ms

Rev. 05.0
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
73 MB/s
14.8 ms

Rev. 05.0
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
71 MB/s
15.1 ms