Pros
- Includes heat sink drive mount
Cons
- Expensive
Bottom Line
Super-fast performer, this 10,000 rpm drive leaves the competition--including WD's previous Raptors--in its wake.
Manufacturer’s Description
Engineered for maximum speed! The VelociRaptor has evolved! PC enthusiasts' favorite 10,000 RPM SATA drive is now faster than ever, with a SATA 3 Gb/s interface and 16 MB cache, to deliver performance that's up to 35% faster than its speedy older brother.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Inventory Number | 32123 |
| Part Number | WD3000GLFS |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces | SATA-300 |
Performance
| PC World Test Center | |
|---|---|
| Interface tested | SATA-300 |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Firefox 2, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 204 |
| Multitasking, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 226 |
| Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 339 |
| Primary Volume - Windows File Search | 134.96 |
| Internal Write - Large File | 69.29 |
| Internal Read - ACDSee | 490 |
| Test Version | 2 |
| Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 164 |
| Internal Write - Files and Folders | 86.62 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 240 |
| WorldBench 6 Score, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 134 |
| Primary Volume - Virus Scan | 45.79 |
| Internal Read - WinZip | 323 |
| Nero 7 Ultra Edition, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 251 |
| Adobe Photoshop CS2, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 330 |
| Internal Read - Ahead Nero Burning | 342 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 327 |
| Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 171 |
| Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 171 |
| Internal Performance, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | |
|---|---|
| Install OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 24.6 seconds |
| Copy Files & Folders Write, 3.68 GB | 38.6 seconds |
| Malware Scan | 315 seconds |
| Copy Files & Folders Read, 3.68 GB | 39.3 seconds |
| Uninstall OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 13.9 seconds |
| Copy Large File Write, 3.68 GB | 25.9 seconds |
| Copy Large File Read, 3.68 GB | 33.5 seconds |
| System Power, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | |
|---|---|
| Copy Large File Read, 3.68 GB | 85.4 watts |
| Malware Scan | 102.6 watts |
| Copy Large File Write, 3.68 GB | 86.2 watts |
| System Work State | 97.1 watts |
| System Idle State | 79.7 watts |
| Copy Files & Folders Read, 3.68 GB | 86.1 watts |
| Copy Files & Folders Write, 3.68 GB | 84.2 watts |
| Install OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 90.9 watts |
| Uninstall OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 98.9 watts |
| System Sleep State | 79.8 watts |
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