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WD WD1600BEKT

Black 2.5" 160GB (2010)

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 33.9% (621st of 1015)

more Based on 2,106 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD1600BEKT-60V5T1, WDC WD16 00BEKT-00PVM, WDC WD16 00BEKT-60V5T1, WDC WD16 00BEKT-00A25T0, WDC WD1600BEKT-60F3T1, WDC WD1600BEKT-60F3T0, WDC WD1600BEKT-00F3T0, WDC WD1600BEKT-60PVMT0, WDC WD1600BEKT-00V5T0, WDC WD16 00BEKT-60F3T, WDC WD16 00BEKT-60A25, WDC WD1600BEKT-00F3T, WDC WD1600BEKT-75F3T, WDC WD1600BEKT-11PVMT0, WDC WD1600BEKT-75A25, WDC WD1600BEKT-75PVMT0, WDC WD16 00BEKT-60A25T1, WDC WD1600BEKT-60F3T, WDC WD1600BEKT-08PVMT1, WDC WD1600BEKT-60A25T1, WDC WD1600BEKT-60A25, WDC WD16 00BEKT-66PVM, WDC WD1600BEKT-66PVM, WDC WD16 00BEKT-60F3T1, WDC WD16 00BEKT-60F3T0, WDC WD16 00BEKT-00PVMT0, WDC WD16 00BEKT-08PVMT1, WDC WD16 00BEKT-00F3T0, WDC WD1600BEKT-00A25T0, WDC WD16 00BEKT-75F3T, WDC WD16 00BEKT-00F3T, WDC WD16 00BEKT-60PVMT0, WDC WD16 00BEKT-60V5T, WDC WD1600BEKT-22F3T0, WDC WD16 00BEKT-75A25, WDC WD1600BEKT-7, WDC WD1600BEKT-66F3T2, WDC WD1600BEKT-6, WDC WD1600BEKT-75A25T0, WDC WD1600BEKT-22ZWT0, WDC WD16 00BEKT-66F3T2, WDC WD16 00BEKT-00A25, WDC WD1600BEKT-75F3T0, WDC WD1600BEKT-00PVMT0, WDC WD1600BEKT-66A25T1, WDC WD16 00BEKT-75PVMT0, WDC WD1600BEKT-75PVM, WDC WD1600BEKT-22ZCT0, WDC WD1600BEKT-00PVM, WDC WD1600BEKT-0, WDC WD1600BEKT-08PVM, WDC WD1600BEKT-60PVM, WDC WD1600BEKT-11F3T0, WDC WD1600BEKT-66F3T, WDC WD16 00BEKT-22F3T0, WDC WD1600BEKT-66PVMT0, WDC WD1600BEKT-60V5T, WDC WD16 00BEKT-75A25T0
Poor: 14%Average: 33.9% Great: 51%

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Poor average bench

The WD Black 2.5" 160GB (2010) averaged 66.0% 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 0.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.53MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 2.5" 160GB (2010) is 36.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Black 2.5" 160GB (2010) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 44.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 54.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,106 samples)
Rank 62133.9%
Min Avg Max
19.6 Read 63.5 90.3
16.8 Write 59.7 88
16.1 Mixed 44.5 59.9
21.5 SusWrite 54.4 88.1
41% 55.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.55 0.7
0.5 4K Write 1.53 2.1
0.19 4K Mixed 0.7 1
129% 0.92 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
39GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 87 86 87 87 MB/s
51.7% Above average
Read 93.5
Write 91.2
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 86.4
62% 83.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
121GB free
Firmware: 13.01A13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 77 77 77 77 MB/s
43.6% Average
Read 75
Write 74.5
Mixed 55.4
SusWrite 76.7
52% 70.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: 12.01A12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 76 75 75 76 76 MB/s
42.9% Average
Read 74.5
Write 75.8
Mixed 54.7
SusWrite 74.7
52% 69.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.13 MB/s
140GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 69 69 68 68 MB/s
40.2% Average
Read 70.8
Write 67
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 68.9
49% 66 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.07 MB/s
120GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 64 64 66 66 MB/s
36.3% Below average
Read 61
Write 65.2
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 65.1
45% 61.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
38GB free
Firmware: 12.01A12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 55 55 56 55 MB/s
33.9% Below average
Read 62.4
Write 56
Mixed 46.4
SusWrite 55.2
41% 55 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.13 MB/s
9GB free
Firmware: 12.01A12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 45 45 43 45 MB/s
30.2% Below average
Read 60.2
Write 38.2
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 44.5
33% 45 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
37GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 44 44 43 45 43 MB/s
28.6% Poor
Read 55.9
Write 37.7
Mixed 38.7
SusWrite 43.4
32% 43.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 0.93 MB/s
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 45 46 55 60 58 MB/s
25.7% Poor
Read 38.2
Write 63.4
Mixed 15.4
SusWrite 51.1
30% 42 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
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Desktop 41%
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Workstation 2%
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System: Dell Latitude E6410

CPU
Core i5 M 520Intel  $70Bench 40%, 23,644 samples101x
Core i7 M 620IntelBench 42%, 9,076 samples86x
Core i5 M 560Intel  $65Bench 41%, 10,722 samples81x
GPU
NVS 3100MNvidiaBench 1%, 9,073 samples396x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples16x
GTX 770Nvidia  $279Bench 34%, 116,895 samples1x
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A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples24x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples14x
CS900 120GBPNY  $25Bench 69%, 42,924 samples8x
RAM
HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 2x2GBHynixBench 33%, 8,194 samples32x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples20x
M471B5773CHS-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 8,570 samples20x
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