Why does my HD (WD 80GB SE) seem slow in most benchmarks?

[Imported]

My PCMark2002 Scores

Drive C Sandra Scores

Drive D Sandra Scores

HD Tach Scores

I'm using the Western Digital 80GB Special Edition with the 8MB buffer..

 

[Budman]

Did you install Intel® Application Accelerator ?

 

[Imported]

Yes, that is installed.

 

[Belegost]

Your HD Tach read rates are very similiar to the transfer rates storagereview got.
http://www.storagereview.com/welcom...ew.com/articles/200205/20020529WD800JB_2.html

I have the 1200JB and my Sandra scores vary by partition and time, but generally they average from around 28K on the inner boot partition, to 33K on a mostly empty partition on the end of a platter.

 

[Imported]

Weird.. atleast they're somewhat normal I guess.

 

[John]

Those are typical scores.