WD Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX-001CA0

Capacity : 320GB
Family : Caviar Blue
Number of Plates : 1
Number of Heads : 2
Rotation : 7200RPM
Interface : SATA-III 6Gbps
Form Factor : 3.5 SATA HDD
Buffer : 16384KB

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Tuesday, 07 March 2023 10:02 | Update at 1 month ago

This page presents the specifications and synthetic benchmark results of the disks WD Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX-001CA0. The data provides an overview of the hardwares performance based on standardized testing.

Western Digital Brand

HDD 3.5 Format

320GB Capacity

SATA-III 6Gbps Interface

Hardware Benchmark Record

This table displays the scores or sequential read & write speeds (for storage types) of various synthetic benchmark applications commonly used to test hardware performance. You can click on the score column to view the submissions page by ID. At that URL, you can browse the submitted results of each application, including viewing screenshots of the benchmark results. For screenshots of benchmark results, you can click the "View" button in the screenshot column.

In total, there are 2 submissions across 2 different benchmark applications, each testing the hardware from a unique angle. This variety allows you to draw a more comprehensive conclusion about the hardware's real-world performance.

No	Benchmark	SEQ Read	SEQ Write	Facebook/Benchmark URL	Screenshot
	ATTO Disk Benchmark - 64M	94.46 MB/s	101.32 MB/s	https://www.facebook.com/hakimnu.id/posts/pfbid02nrvneEXmaj5wxejaUdeP6yRTaX3hvFJqJRVYrDyF8T3A73c5FayZxBY9275vgse7l
	CrystalDiskMark	107.58 MB/s	105.50 MB/s	https://www.facebook.com/hakimnu.id/posts/pfbid02nrvneEXmaj5wxejaUdeP6yRTaX3hvFJqJRVYrDyF8T3A73c5FayZxBY9275vgse7l

Media Gallery

A collection of photos of tested hardware. These images can help you identify the physical form, model, and variant of the hardware in question. These photos are from our own documentation, and if they are not available we may not be able to document them.

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Nearby Competitors

Shows two other devices with slightly higher scores and two others with slightly lower scores on the same benchmarks. Useful to see how competitive these devices are.

CrystalDiskMark

Rank	Hardware	Read	Write	Performance Percentage
Higher	SanDisk Ultra Flair 64GB	167.76 MB/s	54.29 MB/s	104.2%
Higher	SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Go OTG USB Type-C USB 3.1 128GB	155.93 MB/s	74.86 MB/s	108.3%
This Hardware	WD Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX-001CA0	107.58 MB/s	105.50 MB/s	100%
Lower	HGST HTS545050A7E680	108.05 MB/s	104.88 MB/s	99.9%
Lower	TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100	104.88 MB/s	103.59 MB/s	97.8%

ATTO Disk Benchmark - 64M

Rank	Hardware	Read	Write	Performance Percentage
Higher	HGST HTS545050A7E680	102.40 MB/s	101.45 MB/s	104.1%
Higher	SanDisk Cruzer Glide USB 3.0 64GB (CZ600)	149.27 MB/s	57.85 MB/s	105.8%
This Hardware	WD Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX-001CA0	94.46 MB/s	101.32 MB/s	100%
Lower	Seagate ST1000LM035	87.17 MB/s	101.32 MB/s	96.3%
Lower	Kingston Data Traveler Exodia Onyx 64GB	168.42 MB/s	18.60 MB/s	95.5%

About WDC WD3200AAKX-001CA0

The WDC WD3200AAKX-001CA0 is a 3.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) that comes with a 320GB capacity, designed specifically for storage needs on desktop computers. Part of the Western Digital Caviar Blue family, this HDD uses a SATA-III 6Gbps interface that provides better data transfer speeds than the previous generation (SATA-II).

With a rotation speed of 7200 RPM and a 16MB buffer cache, this drive offers reliable performance for a variety of daily computing activities. From storing documents, running office applications, to playing light games, the WDC WD3200AAKX is able to accommodate the needs of home and office users with maintained stability.

It uses a single disk and two head configuration, which helps to maintain data transfer efficiency and reliability. In tests using a ThinkCentre M58 system with an Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 processor, 3GB DDR3 RAM, and Windows 7 operating system, the performance of this HDD was very good for its capacity class. Testing with CrystalDiskMark showed read speeds of 107.58 MB/s and write speeds of 105.50 MB/s, proving that this HDD is still relevant for legacy systems and light computing tasks today.

As part of the WD Caviar Blue line, the WD3200AAKX is designed with a blend of performance and reliability, making it a popular choice for desktop PC users who need a 7200 RPM speed drive at an affordable price. It can be used as a primary or secondary drive for legacy operating systems, data storage, or as an upgrade solution from older, lower-speed HDDs.

Device test (tesbed):

Device: ThinkCenter M58
CPU: Core 2 Duo E7500
RAM: 3GB DDR3