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WD1600AABB-00PUA0 160GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 25.8% (845th of 1015)

more Based on 249 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD1600AABB-00PUA0, WDC WD1600AABB-56PUA, WDC WD1600AABB-22PUA0, WDC WD16 00AABB-56PUA0, WDC WD1600AABB-56PUA0, WDC WD1600AABB-00PUA
Poor: 5%Average: 25.8% Great: 39%

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Very poor average bench

The WD WD1600AABB-00PUA0 160GB averaged 74.2% 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 0.47MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.44MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD1600AABB-00PUA0 160GB is 33.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD WD1600AABB-00PUA0 160GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 28.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 34.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 249 samples)
Rank 84525.8%
Min Avg Max
8.35 Read 47.9 69.9
6.4 Write 45 68.6
8.5 Mixed 28.7 53.8
4.77 SusWrite 34.4 69.5
28.7% 39 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.44 0.6
0.19 4K Write 0.96 1.35
0.1 4K Mixed 0.47 0.8
88% 0.62 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
149GB free
Firmware: 00.07H00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 65 69 71 71 71 MB/s
40.3% Average
Read 70.8
Write 70
Mixed 39.8
SusWrite 69.4
46% 62.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
136% 0.87 MB/s
134GB free
Firmware: 00.07H00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 51 51 51 54 68 MB/s
34.3% Below average
Read 63.8
Write 57.9
Mixed 39
SusWrite 55.5
40% 54 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.73 MB/s
26GB free
Firmware: 00.07H00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 60 59 60 61 MB/s
31.5% Below average
Read 49.1
Write 49.4
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 60.4
35% 47.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.97 MB/s
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00.07H00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 61 54 10 15 50 MB/s
29.7% Poor
Read 66.3
Write 56.7
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 37.1
36% 49.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.77 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00.07H00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 27 36 22 35 24 MB/s
21.5% Poor
Read 47.1
Write 30
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 27.5
24% 32.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
101% 0.7 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00.07H00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 35 45 45 17 19 MB/s
20.8% Poor
Read 43.4
Write 31.7
Mixed 30.9
SusWrite 28.8
25% 33.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
100% 0.6 MB/s
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00.07H00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 23 25 27 19 7.9 MB/s
19.1% Very poor
Read 48.3
Write 29
Mixed 27.8
SusWrite 18.1
23% 30.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
102% 0.67 MB/s
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00.07H00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 37 43 40 37 29 MB/s
12.9% Very poor
Read 12.5
Write 32.3
Mixed 8.8
SusWrite 32.3
16% 21.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
51% 0.33 MB/s
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Motherboard: Biostar G41 DVI

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Pentium E5400Intel  $75Bench 36%, 14,795 samples1x
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G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 33,874 samples1x
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2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples1x
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