WD Caviar® SE16
7200 RPM next-generation SATA hard drives feature up to 500 GB
of storage and a 16 MB cache for lightning-fast performance.
Yes, these reliable drives are fast, but they still deliver
technologically advanced acoustics and cool operation. Designed
for high-performance computers, multimedia and gaming systems.
Features and Benefits
16 MB cache – Bigger cache means faster performance. A
massive 16 MB cache combined with up to 300 MB/s transfer
rate make these ultra-fast drives the perfect solution for
the fully loaded PC with a fast processor.
Cool operating temperature – WD hard drives are designed
to have the lowest power consumption of any high-capacity,
desktop-class hard drive which lowers the operating
temperature for enhanced drive reliability.
Whisper quiet – These highly reliable drives deliver
technologically advanced acoustics. With its WhisperDrive™
and SoftSeek™ technologies, WD has minimized noise to levels
virtually imperceptible to the human ear in home and
business environments.
Ideal for: Designed for use in the fastest PCs on the
market, including high-performance business computers,
multimedia and gaming systems.
Specifications
Performance
Specifications
Rotational Speed
7,200 RPM (nominal)
Buffer Size 16 MB
Average Latency 4.20 ms (nominal)
Contact Start/Stop Cycles 50,000 minimum
Seek Times
Read Seek Time 8.9 ms
Write Seek Time 10.9 ms (average)
Track-To-Track Seek Time 2.0 ms (average)
Full Stroke Seek 21.0 ms (average)
Transfer Rates
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA) 300 MB/s (Max)
Buffer To Disk 748 Mbits/s (Max)
Recommended
Configuration
Parameters
Number of Heads
(Physical) 8
Physical
Specifications
Formatted Capacity
500,107 MB
Capacity 500 GB
Interface SATA 300 MB/s
Number of Platters 4
Bytes Per Sector 512
User Sectors Per Drive 976,773,168
Servo Type Embedded
