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WD WD1600AAJS

Blue 160GB (2007)

Average Bench: 39.9% (506th of 1015)

more Based on 56,540 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD1600AAJS-00YZCA0, WDC WD1600AAJS-60B4A, WDC WD16 00AAJS-08L7A, WDC WD1600AAJS-62WAA0, WDC WD16 00AAJS-75M0A, WDC WD1600AAJS-00Z4A0, WDC WD16 00AAJS-00Z0A0, WDC WD1600AAJS-00G0A0, WDC WD16 00AAJS-07PSA, WDC WD1600AAJS-60PSA0, WDC WD1600AAJS-00M0A, WDC WD1600AAJS-65B4A, WDC WD1600AAJS-19M0A0, WDC WD1600AAJS-00M0A0, WDC WD1600AAJS-56PSA0, WDC WD16 00AAJS-60B4A, WDC WD1600AAJS-00L7A0, WDC WD1600AAJS-22V1A2, WDC WD1600AAJS-07WAA0, WDC WD16 00AAJS-00M0A, WDC WD16 00AAJS-65M0A0, WDC WD1600AAJS-55M0A0, WDC WD16 00AAJS-55B4A, WDC WD16 00AAJS-60WAA, WDC WD1600AAJS-08B4A, WDC WD1600AAJS-75M0A0, WDC WD1600AAJS-08PSA0, WDC WD1600AAJS-75WAA, WDC WD1600AAJS-00YZC, WDC WD16 00AAJS-07PSA0, WDC WD16 00AAJS-22L7A0, WDC WD1600AAJS-32L7A0, WDC WD16 00AAJS-75WAA0, WDC WD1600AAJS-07PSA, WDC WD16 00AAJS-08B4A0, WDC WD16 00AAJS-60PSA, WDC WD1600AAJS-0817A0, WDC WD1600AAJS-08L7A, WDC WD1600AAJS-00LA70, WDC WD1600AAJS-75PSA, WDC WD1600AAJS-60Z0A, WDC WD16 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Poor: 18%Average: 39.9% Great: 59%

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Poor average bench

The WD Blue 160GB (2007) averaged 60.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.76MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 160GB (2007) is 41.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue 160GB (2007) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 49.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 66.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 56,540 samples)
Rank 50639.9%
Min Avg Max
32.5 Read 72.5 103
21.7 Write 71.9 104
22.2 Mixed 49.3 64.8
19.9 SusWrite 66.3 103
47.9% 65 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.59 0.7
0.7 4K Write 1.76 2.3
0.3 4K Mixed 0.8 1
146% 1.05 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
149GB free
Firmware: 3E02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 102 102 102 102 101 MB/s
57.2% Above average
Read 98.8
Write 99.5
Mixed 64.6
SusWrite 100
67% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
55GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 72 75 77 78 78 MB/s
45.9% Average
Read 82.6
Write 76.3
Mixed 55.4
SusWrite 76.7
54% 72.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.37 MB/s
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.03E02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 30 51 70 58 76 MB/s
34.8% Below average
Read 67.4
Write 38.7
Mixed 48.7
SusWrite 53.3
39% 52 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
20GB free
Firmware: 05.06H05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 53 52 49 48 MB/s
30.2% Below average
Read 55
Write 55.4
Mixed 41.3
SusWrite 49.9
37% 50.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.1 MB/s
66GB free
Firmware: 58.01D58
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 56 57 57 53 MB/s
25.7% Poor
Read 33.3
Write 61.1
Mixed 33.2
SusWrite 55.9
34% 45.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1.03 MB/s
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System: HP Compaq 8200 Elite SFF PC

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Core i5-2400Intel  $20Bench 61%, 166,255 samples1,401x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples445x
Core i7-2600Intel  $131Bench 67%, 185,630 samples438x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,483x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples222x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples182x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $22Bench 66%, 424,288 samples103x
A400 120GBKingston  $18Bench 61%, 166,392 samples46x
A400 480GBKingston  $26Bench 74%, 237,487 samples39x
RAM
9905584-014.A00LF 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 436 samples38x
M378B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 45%, 4,605 samples34x
M378B5773DH0-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 48%, 2,464 samples20x
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