PC Components Storage HDDs Scorpio Blue: Big Notebook HDDs Go Mainstream Features By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 6 January 2009 Page 4 of 10: Throughput And Interface Performance Page 1: Squeezing 500 GB Onto Two Platters Page 2: WD Scorpio Blue 500 GB Details (WD5000BEVT) Page 3: Test Setup And Transfer Diagram Page 4: Throughput And Interface Performance Page 5: Access Time and I/O Performance Page 6: Application Benchmarks Page 7: Power Consumption Page 8: Efficiency With Workstation I/O Page 9: Efficiency With Streaming Reads Page 10: Efficiency With Video Playback & Conclusion Throughput And Interface Performance 170 MB/s interface bandwidth is more than enough for a mobile hard drive. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Current page: Throughput And Interface Performance Prev Page Test Setup And Transfer Diagram Next Page Access Time and I/O Performance Stay on the Cutting EdgeJoin the experts who read Tom's Hardware for the inside track on enthusiast PC tech news — and have for over 25 years. We'll send breaking news and in-depth reviews of CPUs, GPUs, AI, maker hardware and more straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Patrick Schmid and Achim RoosSocial Links Navigation More about hddsHDD component supplier ‘collapses’ and 600 jobs will be lost, say reportsHDD Benchmarks Hierarchy 2023: Here's all the hard disks we've tested over the past couple of years ranked by performance.LatestAsus lists RTX 4070 GPU with a blower design, making it possible to build a budget multi-GPU machine for AI and deep learningSee more latest ► Most PopularStable Diffusion Benchmarks: 45 Nvidia, AMD, and Intel GPUs ComparedBy Jarred WaltonNovember 09, 202314900K at 7.7 GHz: How I Set 50 Overclocking Records with Intel's Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs and Plenty of Liquid NitrogenBy Allen 'Splave' GolibersuchNovember 08, 2023Raspberry Pi Projects: November 2023By Ash HillNovember 04, 2023Tested: Windows 11 Pro's On-By-Default Encryption Slows SSDs Up to 45%By Jarred WaltonOctober 19, 2023Inside Intel's CPU Packaging Factory: From Wafer to ChipBy Paul AlcornSeptember 18, 2023What Do I Need to Make My Own Custom Keyboard?By Stewart BendleMay 27, 2023What Kind of Microphone Do You Need for Streaming?By Stewart BendleMay 21, 2023Gaming Monitor Panel Face-Off: IPS Versus VABy Brandon HillApril 21, 2023Battle of the X670E Flagships: Testing MSI, Asus and Gigabyte’s BestBy Joe ShieldsMarch 07, 2023Minecraft RTX GPUs Benchmarked: Which Runs It Best in 2023?By Jarred WaltonFebruary 25, 2023Raspberry Pi: Tutorials, Models, How to Get StartedBy Avram PiltchJanuary 17, 2023
