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Western Digital - Caviar SE16 (WD6400AAKS)

Vendor:
Western Digital
Model Id:
WD6400AAKS
Model Title:
Caviar SE16
Capacity:
640 GB
Device Type:
HD 3.5"
Interface:
ATA
Read Speed Avg.:
82 MB/s
Seek Time Avg.:
17.0 ms

Description

WD Caviar Blue hard drives are available with either SATA or EIDE interface in a variety of cache sizes with a multitude of available features to deliver rock solid performance and ultra-cool and quiet operation. Pick the drive that suits your needs with the confidence in knowing that all WD Caviar Blue drives are built to the highest standards of quality and reliability. With capacities ranging from 40 GB to 640 GB, these drives are the perfect solution for family and business computing.
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Performance Marks

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
92 MB/s
16.2 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
92 MB/s
16.8 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz
91 MB/s
17.6 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz
91 MB/s
17.4 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz
91 MB/s
16.6 ms

Rev. 07.04C07
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
90 MB/s
10.5 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
AMD Athlon(tm) Dual Core Processor 5050e
90 MB/s
13.5 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz
89 MB/s
13.8 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
89 MB/s
19.5 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz
89 MB/s
17.5 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz
89 MB/s
15.9 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
89 MB/s
17.9 ms

Rev. 01.0
Windows XP
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz
89 MB/s
12.3 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
AMD Phenom(tm) 9950 Quad-Core Processor
88 MB/s
26.9 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+
88 MB/s
12.8 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz
88 MB/s
11.4 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
88 MB/s
16.6 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
88 MB/s
17.0 ms

Rev. 01.0
Windows XP
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz
87 MB/s
13.7 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
87 MB/s
13.3 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5200 @ 2.50GHz
86 MB/s
20.8 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
86 MB/s
18.4 ms

Rev. 01.0
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz
86 MB/s
16.2 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 710 Processor
86 MB/s
18.4 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
85 MB/s
20.0 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows
AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor
85 MB/s
17.1 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz
85 MB/s
19.3 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
85 MB/s
12.4 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows
AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor
85 MB/s
17.1 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
85 MB/s
10.7 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor
85 MB/s
12.8 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz
85 MB/s
14.6 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor
85 MB/s
14.4 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 710 Processor
85 MB/s
18.7 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz
85 MB/s
12.6 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
85 MB/s
11.8 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor
85 MB/s
14.9 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
85 MB/s
12.0 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
AMD Athlon(tm) Dual Core Processor 4450e
84 MB/s
13.8 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
84 MB/s
16.7 ms

Rev. 01.0
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz
84 MB/s
17.6 ms

Rev. 01.0
Windows
AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor
84 MB/s
19.7 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz
83 MB/s
15.6 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8200 @ 2.66GHz
83 MB/s
16.7 ms

Rev. 01.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz
83 MB/s
28.4 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
83 MB/s
12.3 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor
83 MB/s
17.8 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 720 Processor
82 MB/s
19.5 ms

Rev. 01.0
Windows XP
Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.40GHz
82 MB/s
15.3 ms

Rev. 01.0
Windows
AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor
82 MB/s
20.6 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 720 Processor
82 MB/s
17.9 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
81 MB/s
13.8 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
81 MB/s
12.5 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz
81 MB/s
12.9 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz
81 MB/s
17.2 ms

Rev. 01.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
81 MB/s
20.1 ms

Rev. 01.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
81 MB/s
19.9 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Server 2003
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz
81 MB/s
17.3 ms

Rev. 01.0
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
81 MB/s
21.2 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz
81 MB/s
12.1 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
AMD Phenom(tm) 8750 Triple-Core Processor
80 MB/s
15.5 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5200 @ 2.50GHz
80 MB/s
20.6 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz
80 MB/s
25.3 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 550 Processor
80 MB/s
21.0 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 7750 Dual-Core Processor
79 MB/s
20.0 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
78 MB/s
15.9 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
78 MB/s
14.0 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
78 MB/s
14.8 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
78 MB/s
21.8 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
78 MB/s
19.5 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
77 MB/s
15.1 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
77 MB/s
15.4 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
77 MB/s
16.3 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
75 MB/s
16.8 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz
75 MB/s
23.9 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows XP
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
74 MB/s
13.3 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz
73 MB/s
17.3 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
72 MB/s
21.9 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
72 MB/s
20.6 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700 @ 2.66GHz
71 MB/s
19.2 ms

Rev. 01.03B01
Windows Vista
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
5.4 MB/s
27.8 ms