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Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA2 [WD5000AAKS]

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Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA2

PN: WD5000AAKS | Disc type: Hard disk, Quoted capacity: 500 GB, Rotation speed: 7200 rpm, Size: 3.5 inch, Interface: Serial ATA 300

General
Brand Western Digital
Product name Caviar Blue 500GB SATA2
Product code WD5000AAKS
EAN code 2001320564003
Tested by Frank Everaardt
Specifications
Disc type Hard disk Find products with same (or better) specification
Quoted capacity 500 GB Find products with same (or better) specification
Rotation speed 7200 rpm Find products with same (or better) specification
Cache 16 MB Find products with same (or better) specification
Size 3.5 inch Find products with same (or better) specification
Interface Serial ATA 300 Find products with same (or better) specification
Power connector SATA Find products with same (or better) specification
Measured capacity 465 GB Find products with same (or better) specification
Benchmarks (Windows XP) < 2007
PCMark Vantage - HDD totalscore 2833 Graph
PCMark Vantage - Windows Defender 14.428 MB/s Graph
PCMark Vantage - HDD gaming 9.256 MB/s Graph
PCMark Vantage - Windows Photo Gallery 30.394 MB/s Graph
PCMark Vantage - Windows Vista Startup 12.031 MB/s Graph
PCMark Vantage - Windows Movie Maker 24.074 MB/s Graph
PCMark Vantage - Windows Media Center 35.997 MB/s Graph
PCMark Vantage - Windows Media Player 6.468 MB/s Graph
PCMark Vantage - Application Loading 3.36 MB/s Graph
HDTune 3.00 Read - Minimum 59.2 MB/s Graph
HDTune 3.00 Read - Maximum 115.1 MB/s Graph
HDTune 3.00 Read - Average 95.1 MB/s Graph
HDTune 3.00 Read - Access Time 12.6 ms Graph
HDTune 3.00 Read - Burst 123 MB/s Graph
HDTune 3.00 Read - CPU Usage 40.8 % Graph
HDTune 3.00 Write - Minimum 58.5 MB/s Graph
HDTune 3.00 Write - Maximum 114.2 MB/s Graph
HDTune 3.00 Write - Average 93.9 MB/s Graph
HDTune 3.00 Write - Access Time 12.6 ms Graph
HDTune 3.00 Write - Burst 122.8 MB/s Graph
HDTune 3.00 Write - CPU Usage 11.3 % Graph
Energy consumption (idle) 6.76 W Graph
Energy consumption (active) 7.55 W Graph
Energieverbruik (spec, max) 10 W Graph
Noise (idle) 34.3 dB(A) Graph
Noise (active) 35.3 dB(A) Graph
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