Western Digital Gold 1TB SATA3

Hard Drive

Western Digital Gold 1TB SATA3 Main Picture


WD Gold drives are oriented toward data center use - and so feature high speeds paired with increased reliability features. For performance they use the SATA 6Gbps interconnect, spin at 7200rpm, and have 128 MB cache. Reliability is ensured with dual actuator head positioning, RAFF for vibration protection, and TLER to help avoid drives dropping out of arrays (RAID). Even though they are aimed at data centers and other enterprise applications, the features these drives have make them excellent options for users who need high capacity, reliability, and performance.

Model: Western Digital WD1005FBYZ

Specifications

Capacity 1000 GB
Rotation Speed 7200 RPM
Interface SATA 6 Gb/s
Cache Size 128 MB
Form Factor 3.5 Inch
Idle Noise 25 dB
Seek Noise 28 dB
Command Queueing NCQ
Peak Power Draw 8.1 Watts
Performance
Sequential Read (Peak) 190 MB/s
Sequential Write (Peak) 205 MB/s