WD Gold 20TB

The WD Gold 20TB hard drive ranks among the high load internal HDDs for NAS storage solutions. The 3.5" format is designed primarily for data centres and desktop PCs. One of the most important characteristics is undoubtedly the rotational speed of the HDD. The 7200 rev/min RPM provides faster data transmission. The total capacity of the hard drive is 20000 GB. The device has a 512 MB memory cache. You can link the Western Digital hard disk and other hardware is facilitated via the SATA III interface.

WD Gold 20TB Hard Drive Key Features

• Read speed up to 269 MB/s and write speed up to 269 MB/s
• 512 MB memory cache
• Western Digital 3.5" drive is compatible with classic bays
• Typically, the power consumption of the hard drive is 6,9 W, while in stand-by mode it makes 0.29 W
• You can connect it to a PC or other devices via the SATA III interface

Other Hard Drive Features

Platter hard disks have a notably special construction. Inside the hard drive there is a mechanism that uses moving platters accompanied by hard disk heads that read and write the data. These mechanical parts don't take shocks and impact well, but this design delivers an affordable price tag and high storage capacity. The crucial parameter that affects the speed of a platter hard disk is RPM - the number of revolutions per minute. In case of the WD Gold 20TB, you get 7200 rev/min revolutions per minute. This is welcome news for people with higher requirements, such as graphic or video editors - in short, people who work with large amounts of data. System responsivity and overall stability is also influenced by the disk buffer, usually called cache. The Western Digital hard disk is equipped with a 512 MB cache that keeps the last written data for their fast retrieval and reading.

Connecting the Western Digital Hard Disk

If you want to install the WD Gold 20TB in your PC or other device, it must be equipped with a 3.5" slot. Data sharing is done using the SATA III interface with a standard speed of 6 Gbit/s. This technology is one of the best HDD data transfer solutions available and delivers a speed of 600 MB/s.