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. 04.04V02
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
98 MB/s
8.5 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+
98 MB/s
7.6 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+
98 MB/s
7.3 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
97 MB/s
9.1 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
97 MB/s
8.5 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
97 MB/s
7.9 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
96 MB/s
7.2 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor
96 MB/s
9.5 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
96 MB/s
9.0 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
96 MB/s
7.4 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows
AMD Athlon(tm) 7850 Dual-Core Processor
95 MB/s
8.4 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
95 MB/s
10.9 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
95 MB/s
10.2 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
95 MB/s
7.6 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
94 MB/s
7.7 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
94 MB/s
9.3 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
94 MB/s
7.8 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Vista
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
93 MB/s
9.4 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
93 MB/s
9.1 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W3540 @ 2.93GHz
93 MB/s
9.3 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Vista
AMD Phenom(tm) 8650 Triple-Core Processor
92 MB/s
9.8 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Vista
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
92 MB/s
10.5 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Vista
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
92 MB/s
8.9 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 920 Processor
91 MB/s
10.3 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz
91 MB/s
9.6 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Server 2003
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz
91 MB/s
8.1 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Vista
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
89 MB/s
10.8 ms
Rev. 04.04V02
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
88 MB/s
9.0 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Vista
AMD Phenom(tm) 8650 Triple-Core Processor
88 MB/s
10.3 ms
Rev. 04.04V01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
81 MB/s
8.1 ms
Rev. 04.0
Windows
AMD Athlon(tm) 7850 Dual-Core Processor
23 MB/s
15.6 ms
