SCALE IT IN GOLD. UP TO TEN TIMES THE WORKLOAD CAPACITY OF DESKTOP DRIVES.
Reliability, capacity, power efficiency and performance for a multitude of Datacenter-specific applications. Robust storage with 24/7 premium customer support.
Full Range of Nearline Capacities
For the most demanding datacenter environments, from entry-level servers to high end enterprise storage systems.
High Workload Capability
Designed to handle workloads up to 550TB per year, which is among the highest workload capability of any 3.5-inch hard drive.
High Level of Reliability
One of the highest levels of reliability and durability for 24x7x365 operation within the most demanding storage environments.
COMPATIBILITY TESTING
All WD Gold hard drives are extensively tested across a variety of popular OEM storage systems, SATA controllers, and host bus adapters, to ensure ease of integration for a plug and play solution.
TIME-LIMITED ERROR RECOVERY (TLER)
Reduces drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery processes common to desktop drives.
PREMIUM SUPPORT
Dedicated 24x7 over the phone support is included with every WD Gold hard drive.
Products specifications
Attribute name | Attribute value |
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Depth | 5.79" |
Height | 1.03" |
Weight | 25.2 oz |
Type | HDD |
HDD interface transfer rate | 6 Gbit/s |
HDD sustained transfer rate | 226 MiB/s |
Non-operating shock | 300 G |
Start/stop cycles | 600000 |
Width | 4" |
Storage drive adapter included | No |
Harmonized System (HS) code | 84717050 |
Compliance certificates | RoHS |
Sustainability certificates | RoHS |
Component for | PC |
HDD size | 3.5" |
HDD speed | 7200 RPM |
Storage drive buffer size | 128 MB |
Mean time between failures (MTBF) | 2000000 h |
HDD capacity | 6 TB |
Linux operating systems supported | Yes |
Quantity per pack | 1 pc(s) |
Quantity | 1 |
Interface | Serial ATA III |
Power consumption (idle) | 7.1 W |
Operating voltage | 5 / 12 V |
Power consumption (read) | 9.3 W |
Power consumption (write) | 8.9 W |
Operating temperature (T-T) | 5 - 60 °C |
Storage relative humidity (H-H) | 5 - 90 % |
Operating shock | 70 G |
Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 70 °C |
Windows operating systems supported | Yes |
Mac operating systems supported | Yes |