Western Digital Gold - 7.2K RPM 3.5" Serial ATA III HDD - 8 TB
Your Data Is Gold
Customize your business’s storage mix to fit your specific needs with a full portfolio of enterprise-class WD Gold HDDs in capacities of 1TB to 24TB, with OptiNAND™ technology in 20TB, 22TB and 24TB. These highly reliable solutions for demanding storage environments provide up to 2.5M hours MTBF, vibration protection technology, and a low power draw thanks to HelioSeal® technology (for 12TB and above). Specifically designed for use in enterprise-class data centers and storage systems, WD Gold SATA HDDs deliver the world-class performance you expect from Western Digital® hard drives.
More Flexibility, More Freedom
WD Gold lets you build out your storage your way with a full portfolio of SATA HDDs from 1TB to 24TB, engineered for heavy application workloads and designed to handle
workloads up to 550TB per year.
Enhanced Reliability
With up to 2.5M hours MTBF, WD Gold hard drives deliver enhanced levels of dependability and durability.
Vibration Protection
WD Gold drives have sophisticated monitoring electronics that help correct linear and rotational vibrations in real time using enhanced vibration protection technology for
improved performance in high-vibration environments.
Plays Well with Others
Specifically designed for use in enterprise-grade storage systems and data centers, WD Gold HDDs are broadly compatible with major enterprise operating systems.
Scale Your Business
WD Gold drives are available in an unsurpassed, industry-leading 24TB CMR capacity utilizing the OptiNAND™ technology’s capacity-enabling feature.
Helps Protect Your Data
The innovative ArmorCache™ feature (22TB and 24TB only) provides enterprise power loss protection of your data in write-cache enabled (WCE) mode while increasing performance in write-cache disabled (WCD) mode.
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Start/stop cycles | 600000 |
| HDD interface transfer rate | 2.6 Gbit/s |
| Hybrid-HDD cache memory | 0.256 GB |
| Storage drive buffer size | 128 MB |
| Component for | Server/workstation |
| Type | HDD |
| Interface | Serial ATA III |
| HDD speed | 7200 RPM |
| HDD capacity | 8 TB |
| HDD size | 3.5" |
| Power | |
|---|---|
| Operating voltage | 5 / 12 V |
| Power consumption (read) | 7.4 W |
| Power consumption (write) | 7.4 W |
| Power consumption (idle) | 5.9 W |
| Operational conditions | |
|---|---|
| Non-operating shock | 300 G |
| Operating shock | 65 G |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 70 °C |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 5 - 60 °C |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Product Family | Gold |
| Weight & dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Weight | 641 g |
| Height | 26.1 mm |
| Depth | 147 mm |
| Width | 101.6 mm |
| Packaging data | |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 20 |
Western Digital Gold - 7.2K RPM 3.5" Serial ATA III HDD - 8 TB
Your Data Is Gold
Customize your business’s storage mix to fit your specific needs with a full portfolio of enterprise-class WD Gold HDDs in capacities of 1TB to 24TB, with OptiNAND™ technology in 20TB, 22TB and 24TB. These highly reliable solutions for demanding storage environments provide up to 2.5M hours MTBF, vibration protection technology, and a low power draw thanks to HelioSeal® technology (for 12TB and above). Specifically designed for use in enterprise-class data centers and storage systems, WD Gold SATA HDDs deliver the world-class performance you expect from Western Digital® hard drives.
More Flexibility, More Freedom
WD Gold lets you build out your storage your way with a full portfolio of SATA HDDs from 1TB to 24TB, engineered for heavy application workloads and designed to handle
workloads up to 550TB per year.
Enhanced Reliability
With up to 2.5M hours MTBF, WD Gold hard drives deliver enhanced levels of dependability and durability.
Vibration Protection
WD Gold drives have sophisticated monitoring electronics that help correct linear and rotational vibrations in real time using enhanced vibration protection technology for
improved performance in high-vibration environments.
Plays Well with Others
Specifically designed for use in enterprise-grade storage systems and data centers, WD Gold HDDs are broadly compatible with major enterprise operating systems.
Scale Your Business
WD Gold drives are available in an unsurpassed, industry-leading 24TB CMR capacity utilizing the OptiNAND™ technology’s capacity-enabling feature.
Helps Protect Your Data
The innovative ArmorCache™ feature (22TB and 24TB only) provides enterprise power loss protection of your data in write-cache enabled (WCE) mode while increasing performance in write-cache disabled (WCD) mode.
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Start/stop cycles | 600000 |
| HDD interface transfer rate | 2.6 Gbit/s |
| Hybrid-HDD cache memory | 0.256 GB |
| Storage drive buffer size | 128 MB |
| Component for | Server/workstation |
| Type | HDD |
| Interface | Serial ATA III |
| HDD speed | 7200 RPM |
| HDD capacity | 8 TB |
| HDD size | 3.5" |
| Power | |
|---|---|
| Operating voltage | 5 / 12 V |
| Power consumption (read) | 7.4 W |
| Power consumption (write) | 7.4 W |
| Power consumption (idle) | 5.9 W |
| Operational conditions | |
|---|---|
| Non-operating shock | 300 G |
| Operating shock | 65 G |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 70 °C |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 5 - 60 °C |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Product Family | Gold |
| Weight & dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Weight | 641 g |
| Height | 26.1 mm |
| Depth | 147 mm |
| Width | 101.6 mm |
| Packaging data | |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 20 |
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Your Data Is Gold
Customize your business’s storage mix to fit your specific needs with a full portfolio of enterprise-class WD Gold HDDs in capacities of 1TB to 24TB, with OptiNAND™ technology in 20TB, 22TB and 24TB. These highly reliable solutions for demanding storage environments provide up to 2.5M hours MTBF, vibration protection technology, and a low power draw thanks to HelioSeal® technology (for 12TB and above). Specifically designed for use in enterprise-class data centers and storage systems, WD Gold SATA HDDs deliver the world-class performance you expect from Western Digital® hard drives.
More Flexibility, More Freedom
WD Gold lets you build out your storage your way with a full portfolio of SATA HDDs from 1TB to 24TB, engineered for heavy application workloads and designed to handle
workloads up to 550TB per year.
Enhanced Reliability
With up to 2.5M hours MTBF, WD Gold hard drives deliver enhanced levels of dependability and durability.
Vibration Protection
WD Gold drives have sophisticated monitoring electronics that help correct linear and rotational vibrations in real time using enhanced vibration protection technology for
improved performance in high-vibration environments.
Plays Well with Others
Specifically designed for use in enterprise-grade storage systems and data centers, WD Gold HDDs are broadly compatible with major enterprise operating systems.
Scale Your Business
WD Gold drives are available in an unsurpassed, industry-leading 24TB CMR capacity utilizing the OptiNAND™ technology’s capacity-enabling feature.
Helps Protect Your Data
The innovative ArmorCache™ feature (22TB and 24TB only) provides enterprise power loss protection of your data in write-cache enabled (WCE) mode while increasing performance in write-cache disabled (WCD) mode.
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Start/stop cycles | 600000 |
| HDD interface transfer rate | 2.6 Gbit/s |
| Hybrid-HDD cache memory | 0.256 GB |
| Storage drive buffer size | 128 MB |
| Component for | Server/workstation |
| Type | HDD |
| Interface | Serial ATA III |
| HDD speed | 7200 RPM |
| HDD capacity | 8 TB |
| HDD size | 3.5" |
| Power | |
|---|---|
| Operating voltage | 5 / 12 V |
| Power consumption (read) | 7.4 W |
| Power consumption (write) | 7.4 W |
| Power consumption (idle) | 5.9 W |
| Operational conditions | |
|---|---|
| Non-operating shock | 300 G |
| Operating shock | 65 G |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 70 °C |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 5 - 60 °C |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Product Family | Gold |
| Weight & dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Weight | 641 g |
| Height | 26.1 mm |
| Depth | 147 mm |
| Width | 101.6 mm |
| Packaging data | |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 20 |
