Western Digital VelociRaptor 600 GB Hard Disk Drive Review
HD Tune
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Now we have the results provided by HD Tune program.
On the burst transfer rate test, VelociRaptor 600 GB achieved the same performance level from VelociRaptor 300 GB, being 32% faster than Caviar Black 1 TB and 66% faster than SiliconEdge Blue 128 GB SSD.
On the average transfer rate as measured by HD Tune, the SSD was the fastest device: 49% faster than the new VelociRaptor 600 GB, 86% faster than VelociRaptor 300 GB and 116% faster than Caviar Black 1 TB. The new VelociRaptor was 25% faster than the older 300 GB version and 45% faster than a regular 1 TB hard disk drive.
On the maximum transfer rate as measured by HD Tach, the SSD was the fastest component, being 25% faster than the new VelociRaptor 600 GB. The new drive was 26% faster than VelociRaptor 300 GB and 40% faster than Caviar Black 1 TB.
And on the minimum transfer rate test the SSD was again the fastest device, being 86% faster than VelociRaptor 600 GB. The new 600 GB drive was 24% faster than VelociRaptor 300 GB and 77% faster than Caviar Black 1 TB.