panoverclockers Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) Few days ago i bought two (2) WDC WD5003AZEX they are ''almost'' identical.Almost because on speed i see a big different. Firmware is the same. Used Space is the same.I have tested the slowest hard drive with few other motherboard sata ports and wires with the same results.http://postimg.org/gallery/1p7ply8ss/ http://postimg.org/gallery/3e2ldf10s/ http://postimg.org/image/86bugr157/Motherboard: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4953#ov Edited December 20, 2015 by panoverclockers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 firmware difference? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoverclockers Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 firmware difference? Firmware is the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 The slower one probably has more data on it while the faster one doesn't? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoverclockers Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 The slower one probably has more data on it while the faster one doesn't? Used Space is the same. http://postimg.org/image/86bugr157/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Not sure, then. If all else is the same, maybe one is just better (or one is worse) than the other? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 So neither is the OS drive and they are both on the same controller? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Both Defragged? Have you tried running them with HD Tune or ATTO and compared the results? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoverclockers Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Both Defragged? Have you tried running them with HD Tune or ATTO and compared the results? http://postimg.org/gallery/3e2ldf10s/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoverclockers Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) So neither is the OS drive and they are both on the same controller? They are just for storage. Yes they are are on the same controller. I have tested them with other sata ports and wires with the same result. http://postimg.org/gallery/34n8mid4c/ Edited December 21, 2015 by panoverclockers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fight Game Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 That's not enough difference to really worry about. It's surely nothing you would notice. Check the drive on S.M.A.R.T. and any other check disk utility and if they come back good, and if the drive isn't making noise, I wouldn't worry about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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