PC Components Storage HDDs Scorpio Blue: Big Notebook HDDs Go Mainstream Features By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published January 6, 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.Stay On the Cutting Edge: Get the Tom's Hardware NewsletterGet Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, 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 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 TOPICS Workstation Notebooks Benchmark Hardware Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos More about hdds Buffalo celebrates 50yr anniversary with a limited edition 'skeleton' transparent hard disk Toshiba launches 24TB hard drives priced up to $649 for NAS systems Latest Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8GB loses up to 10% performance when using PCIe 4.0 See more latest Most Popular Hands-on with Lian Li's Lancool 217 PC case: High airflow, wood accents, no RGB SteelSeries QCK Performance Series mousepad hands-on: pick your flavor MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro: The Pro is better in nearly every way, but the Air might be the better choice Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: Blackwell GB206 takes on Ada AD106 Nvidia RTX 5070 vs RTX 5060 Ti 16GB — less VRAM but much better performance Ubuntu 25.04 launches with host of new features Should you buy a used graphics card? 12 Horrifying Windows Self-Destruct Keys You Can Hit By Accident Best Linux distros for reviving an old PC USB4 transfer speeds make this SSD feel turbocharged
