SR's Test Gamut v4 - 2 Devices Go Head-To-Head

SR's Test Gamut v4 - 2 Devices Go Head-To-Head

SR's Test Gamut v4 - 2 Devices Go Head-To-Head

Device	Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000BLFS (300 GB SATA)	Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS (300 GB SATA)

Low Level Suite 4.0	WD3000BLFS	WD3000GLFS
Average Random Access Time (Read)	6.9 ms	6.8 ms
Average Random Access Time (Write)	7.6 ms	7.8 ms
Maximum Transfer Rate	119.0 MB/sec	127.0 MB/sec
Minimum Transfer Rate	81.7 MB/sec	86.2 MB/sec

Single-User Suite 4.0	WD3000BLFS	WD3000GLFS
SR Office DriveMark 2006	1235 IO/sec	1111 IO/sec
SR High-End DriveMark 2006	901 IO/sec	917 IO/sec
FarCry Performance	1064 IO/sec	1099 IO/sec
The Sims 2 Performance	1136 IO/sec	1163 IO/sec
World of Warcraft Performance	833 IO/sec	840 IO/sec

Multi-User Suite 4.0	WD3000BLFS	WD3000GLFS
IOMeter File Server - 1 I/O	142 IO/sec	150 IO/sec
IOMeter File Server - 2 I/O	159 IO/sec	170 IO/sec
IOMeter File Server - 4 I/O	174 IO/sec	194 IO/sec
IOMeter File Server - 8 I/O	228 IO/sec	238 IO/sec
IOMeter File Server - 16 I/O	266 IO/sec	280 IO/sec
IOMeter File Server - 32 I/O	296 IO/sec	315 IO/sec
IOMeter File Server - 64 I/O	296 IO/sec	315 IO/sec
IOMeter File Server - 128 I/O	297 IO/sec	313 IO/sec

Environmental Suite 4.0	WD3000BLFS	WD3000GLFS
Idle Noise	37.6 dB/A @ 3mm	41.4 dB/A @ 3mm
Idle Power Dissipation	4.2 watts	4.2 watts
Active Power Dissipation	6.9 watts	6.8 watts
5V Maximum Power Dissipation	3.8 watts	3.8 watts
12V Maximum Power Dissipation	9.0 watts	10.4 watts