WD Scorpio Blue 1TB Notebook Hard Drive Review
The Test System
Before we look at the numbers, here is a brief glance at the test system that was used. All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running.
Intel Z68 Platform
The Intel Z68 platform that we used to test the WD Scorpio Blue 1TB hard was running an Intel Core i3-2120 processor on the Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 motherboard with BIOS F8
that came out on 7/26/2011. We used one of the white SATA III 6Gbps ports on the board to test the hard drives performance with the drive as a secondary. The Kingston HyperX T1 8GB 1866MHz memory kit was set to 1866MHz with 1.5v and 9-10-9-28 1T memory timings.
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Processor |
Intel Core i3-2120 |
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Motherboard |
Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 | Click Here | |||
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Memory |
8GB Kingston HyperX 1866 | Click Here | |||
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Video Card |
n/a |
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Hard Drive |
Crucial C300 256GB SSD |
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Cooling |
Intel Retail Boxed |
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Power Supply |
Corsair HX850W |
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit |
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Detailed Drive Information on the WD Scorpio Blue 1TB:
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