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WD WD6400BEVT

Blue 2.5" 640GB (2009)

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 34.2% (616th of 1015)

more Based on 5,563 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD6400BEVT-22A0RT0, WDC WD64 00BEVT-00A0R, WDC WD6400BEVT-11A0RT0, WDC WD6400BEVT-8, WDC WD6400BEVT-75A0RT0, WDC WD64 00BEVT-80A0RT1, WDC WD64 00BEVT-80A0RT0, WDC WD64 00BEVT-75A0RT0, WDC WD6400BEVT-80A0R, WDC WD6400BEVT-80A0RT1, WDC WD6400BEVT-80A0RT0, WDC WD6400BEVT-75A0R, WDC WD6400BEVT-00A0RT0, WDC WD64 00BEVT-60A0R, WDC WD6400BEVT-00A0R, WDC WD64 00BEVT-22A0R, WDC WD6400BEVT-16A0R, WDC WD64 00BEVT-00A0RT0, WDC WD6400BEVT-24A0RT0, WDC WD6400BEVT-00HXZT0, WDC WD64 00BEVT-22A0RT0, WDC WD6400BEVT-16A0RT0, WDC WD6400BEVT-2, WDC WD64 00BEVT-80A0R, WDC WD6400BEVT-60A0R, WDC WD6400BEVT-60A0RT0, WDC WD64 00BEVT-60A0RT0, WDC WD6400BEVT-0, WDC WD6400BEVT-24A0R, WDC WD6400BEVT-22A0R, WDC WD6400BEVT-6, WDC WD6400BEVT-55A0RT0
Poor: 12%Average: 34.2% Great: 47%

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Poor average bench

The WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2009) averaged 65.8% 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 0.55MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.33MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2009) is 35%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2009) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 36.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 56.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,563 samples)
Rank 61634.2%
Min Avg Max
14.6 Read 62.3 84.8
15 Write 58.5 82.7
12.9 Mixed 36.1 50.2
17.4 SusWrite 56.5 82.9
39.2% 53.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.41 0.5
0.4 4K Write 1.33 1.8
0.1 4K Mixed 0.55 0.7
103% 0.76 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
594GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 86 87 86 85 81 MB/s
47.8% Average
Read 84
Write 82
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 82.3
53% 71.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.87 MB/s
155GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 82 79 80 77 MB/s
47% Average
Read 84.6
Write 80.5
Mixed 40.3
SusWrite 79.2
52% 71.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.87 MB/s
361GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 73 73 70 71 MB/s
40.5% Average
Read 68.7
Write 64.9
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 72.4
44% 60.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.83 MB/s
253GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 62 60 59 64 64 MB/s
36.9% Below average
Read 67.4
Write 64.5
Mixed 45.4
SusWrite 61
44% 59.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
80GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 50 51 51 49 MB/s
34% Below average
Read 68.6
Write 60.7
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 49.6
41% 55.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
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System: Acer Aspire 5742G

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Core i3 M 370Intel  $167Bench 39%, 23,407 samples120x
Core i5 M 460Intel  $130Bench 40%, 18,336 samples119x
Core i5 M 480IntelBench 41%, 16,023 samples94x
GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples211x
GeForce GT 420MNvidiaBench 2%, 1,922 samples147x
Mobility Radeon HD 5470ATIBench 1%, 14,621 samples126x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples19x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples12x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples12x
RAM
ACR256X64D3S1333C9 2x2GBKingstonBench 29%, 3,134 samples47x
M471B5673FH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 5,297 samples38x
M471B5773CHS-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 8,570 samples30x
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