Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB Hard Disk

Name: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
Brand: Western Digital
SKU: WD5000AAKX
Rating: 4.6 (110 reviews)

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" SATA 3 7200RPM 16MB Cache WD5000AAKX

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WD Caviar Blue hard drives have a multitude of features to deliver rock solid performance and ultra-cool and quiet operation
3rd generation SATA interface for 6 GB/s maximum data transfer rates
WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing
500 GB capacity holds up to 100,000 digital photos, 125,000 MP3 files, and 60 hours of HD video
Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
3rd generation SATA interface for 6 GB/s maximum data transfer rates.
500 GB capacity holds up to 100,000 digital photos, 125,000 MP3 files, and 60 hours of HD video.
WD Caviar Blue hard drives have a multitude of features to deliver rock solid performance and ultra-cool and quiet operation.
WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing.

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Specifications Overview

Model	WD5000AAKX
Release Date	December 2010 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Capacity	500 GB
Cache	16MB
RPM	7200
Interface	SATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor	3.5"

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

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Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB Performance comparison with similar Hard Disk Drives

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Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB Performance

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed

Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 1TB (111th)		105%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB ST1000DL002 (111th)		105%
Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB (111th)		105%
Seagate 12TB IronWolf NAS (116th)		103%
Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB ST31500341AS (117th)		~
Seagate Barracuda 500GB ST3500418AS (117th)		~
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB ST1500DL003 (117th)		~
Seagate Barracuda 500GB ST3500413AS (117th)		~
Seagate Barracuda 250GB (117th)		~
Western Digital Black 750GB (117th)		~
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB (117th)		100%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 1TB Hybrid (124th)		96%
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB WD20EARS (125th)		94%
WD Blue 250GB WD2500AAKX (126th)		92%
Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB (126th)		92%
WD Green 2TB WD20EARX (126th)		92%
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS (126th)		92%
Western Digital Black 500GB WD5000BPKX (126th)		92%
Western Digital 500GB WD Purple (126th)		92%
Seagate Barracuda 250GB ST3250318AS (132nd)		90%
Western Digital 500GB Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS (133rd)		88%

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Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB Price/Performance Analysis

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Excellent value: 17.9% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
3 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB offers 79.2% better value priced at $33.