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.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 Patrick Schmid and Achim RoosSocial Links Navigation More about hddsSeagate's HAMR HDDs qualified by customers — volume shipments imminentWD Red Plus 10TB NAS HDD hits its lowest-ever price point for Cyber Monday — Just $146LatestSupreme Court shuts down Nvidia appeal — cryptomining class action suit will proceedSee more latest ► Most PopularHDD Benchmarks Hierarchy 2024: Here's all the hard disks we've tested over the past couple of years ranked by performance.Best Raspberry Pi Projects: November 2024Intel Core Ultra 9 285K cooling testing: How much does it take to keep Arrow Lake cool in MSI's MPG Gungnir 300R Airflow PC Case? 10 Raspberry Pi Halloween projects from 2024 that scared our socks offIntel Core Ultra 7 265K cooling testing: How much does it take to keep Arrow Lake cool in MSI's MPG Velox 100R PC Case?Building a new family PC? These motherboards bring style and substanceAMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core i9-14900K FaceoffDon't overlook this core component when building your next PCHands-on with Lian Li's Lancool 207 PC case: Rethinking ATX on a budgetCreate even faster with local AI-enhanced desktopsAMD RX 7600 XT vs RX 7600 GPU faceoff: Is 16GB of video memory worth it in a budget GPU?
