WorldBench overall performance
WorldBench uses scripting to step through a series of tasks in common Windows applications. It then produces an overall score. WorldBench also spits out individual results for its component application tests, allowing us to compare performance in each. We'll look at the overall score, and then we'll show individual application results.

The Caviar Black doesn't score quite as highly as its 640GB forebear in WorldBench. However, the Black does match the VelociRaptor's performance, and it scores higher than the other terabyte drives we've assembled.

Multimedia editing and encoding

MusicMatch Jukebox

Windows Media Encoder

Adobe Premiere

VideoWave Movie Creator

WorldBench's multimedia editing and encoding tests aren't particularly bound by storage subsystem performance, giving the Black little opportunity to distance itself from the field. The drive is actually a little sluggish in the Premiere test, but it's among the fastest in the rest.