Western Digital Caviar GP 500 GB SATA2 [WD5000AACS]
Western Digital Caviar GP 500 GB SATA2 [WD500...
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| General | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Western Digital | |
| Product name | Caviar GP 500 GB SATA2 | |
| Product code | WD5000AACS | |
| Tested by | Frank Everaardt | |
| Specifications | ||
| Quoted capacity | 500 GB |
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| Rotation speed | 7200 rpm |
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| Cache | 16 MB |
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| Size | 3.5 inch |
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| Interface | Serial ATA 300 |
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| Power connector | SATA |
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| Measured capacity | 465 GB |
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| Native Command Queuing |
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| Benchmarks (Windows XP) | ||
PCMark Vantage - HDD totalscore 
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3090 |
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PCMark Vantage - Windows Defender
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14.51 MB/s |
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PCMark Vantage - HDD gaming
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11.25 MB/s |
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PCMark Vantage - Windows Photo Gallery
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34.607 MB/s |
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PCMark Vantage - Windows Vista Startup
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13.296 MB/s |
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PCMark Vantage - Windows Movie Maker
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25.185 MB/s |
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PCMark Vantage - Windows Media Center
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41.357 MB/s |
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PCMark Vantage - Windows Media Player
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6.375 MB/s |
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PCMark Vantage - Application Loading
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3.68 MB/s |
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HDTune 3.00 Read - Minimum
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35.7 MB/s |
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HDTune 3.00 Read - Maximum
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81.7 MB/s |
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HDTune 3.00 Read - Average
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60.8 MB/s |
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HDTune 3.00 Read - Access Time
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14.7 ms |
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HDTune 3.00 Read - Burst Read
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88.1 MB/s |
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HDTune 3.00 Read - CPU Usage
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8.6 % |
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HDTune 3.00 Write - Minimum
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35.7 MB/s |
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HDTune 3.00 Write - Maximum
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80.7 MB/s |
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HDTune 3.00 Write - Average
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60.4 MB/s |
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HDTune 3.00 Write - Access Time
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14.9 ms |
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HDTune 3.00 Write - Burst Read
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85.5 MB/s |
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HDTune 3.00 Write - CPU Usage
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10 % |
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Energy consumption (idle)
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3.01 W |
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Energy consumption (active)
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6.53 W |
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Energieverbruik (spec, max)
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10 W |
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Noise (idle)
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29.9 dB(A) |
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Noise (max)
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35.5 dB(A) |
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| User systems with this product | ||
|---|---|---|
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Boris [HuJuh] |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e, GigaByte MA78GM-S2H, Onboard Radeon HD 3200 |
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Crysis for breakfast... [Freaky1975] |
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650, ASUS Maximus Extreme, MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC |
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djinni mce [djinni] |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4050e, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H |
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djinni whs [djinni] |
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300, ASUS P5W DH Deluxe |
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Get's.The.Job.Done! [Phreaky-] |
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R, Club 3D Radeon HD 3850 256 MB |
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Media Center Antec Fusion 430 [bjornblomen] |
AMD Athlon X2 3800+ 35W, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, ATI HD3200 |
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Mediacenter [Niels1973] |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750, ASUS P5E-VM HDMI, Onboard Intel X3500 |
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Stilte [Joor] |
Intel Celeron 420, ASUS P5K PRO, ASUS EN7300GT SILENT/HTD/256M |
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