PRODUCT BRIEF
Product Highlights
• Reliable everyday computing
• Western Digital quality and reliability
• Free Acronis® True Image™ WD Edition
cloning software
• Massive capacity up to 6TB
• Two year limited warranty
INTERFACE
SATA 6 Gb/s
FORM FACTOR
3.5-inch
PERFORMANCE CLASS
5400 RPM Class
7200 RPM Class
CAPACITIES
500GB to 6TB
MODEL NUMBERS
WD60EZAZ
WD60EZRZ
WD40EZRZ
WD30EZRZ
WD20EZAZ
WD20EZRZ
WD10EZRZ
WD10EZEX
WD5000AZRZ
WD5000AZLX
WD Blue
™
Western Digital WD Blue
3.5-inch HDD
Western Digital WD Blue™ 3.5-inch PC hard drives deliver solid reliability for
office and web applications, and they are perfect for extra storage for desktop
PC computing.
Tested For Compatibility
We perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in our F.I.T. Lab to
give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems.
Low Power Consumption
State-of-the-art seeking algorithms and advanced power management features help
ensure low power consumption.
NoTouc h™ Ramp Load Technology
Safely positions the recording head off the disk surface to protect your data.
Upgrading Your Drive is Easy
Seamlessly migrate your current system to your new Western Digital drive using Acronis® True Image™ WD Edition cloning software, available as a free download on the WD
Support site. This software enables you to copy all your data to a new drive so you don’t
have to reinstall your operating system to get all the benefits of a new drive.
Two Year Limited Warranty
As an industry-leading hard drive manufacturer, Western Digital stands behind their PC
storage solutions with a 2-year limited warranty included with every WD Blue hard drive.
THE WESTERN DIGITAL ADVANTAGE
Western Digital puts our products through extensive Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) prior to any
product launch. This testing ensures our products
consistently meet the highest quality and reliability
standards of the Western Digital brand.
Western Digital also has a detailed Knowledge
Base with more than 1,000 helpful articles as well as
helpful software and utilities. Our customer support
lines have longer operational hours to ensure you
get the help you need when you need it. Our tollfree customer support lines are here to help or you
can access our Western Digital Support site for
additional details.
Western Digital WD BlueTM 3.5-inch HDD
PRODUCT BRIEF
Specifications
6TB 6TB 4TB 3TB 2TB 2TB 1TB 1TB 500GB 500GB
2.5
6.8
6.1
1.2
30
65
29
30
WD5000AZ-
RZ
6 G b/s
15 0 M B/s
2.0
3.3
2.5
0.4
0 to 60
-40 to 70
30
65
350
29
30
WD5000AZLX
6 G b/s
15 0 M B/s
0 to 60
-40 to 70
Model Number²
Recording Technology
9
WD60EZAZ WD60EZRZ WD40EZRZ WD30EZRZ WD20EZAZ WD20EZRZ WD10EZR Z WD10EZE X
SMR CMR CMR CMR SMR CMR CMR CMR CMR CMR
Formatted capacity 6TB 6TB 4TB 3TB 2TB 2TB 1TB 1TB 500GB 500GB
Form factor 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch
Advanced Format (AF) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RoHS compliant Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Performance
Interface transfer rate (max)
Buffer to host
Host to/from drive (sustaine d)
Cach e (MB) 256 64 64 64 256 64 64 64 64 32
Performance Class 5400 RPM 5400 RPM 5400 RPM 5400 RPM 5400 RPM 5400 RPM 5400 RPM 7200 RPM 5400 RPM 7200 RPM
6 G b/s
18 0 MB /s
6 G b/s
170 M B/s
6 G b/s
17 5 M B/s
6 G b/s
147 MB/s
6 G b/s
18 0 MB /s
6 G b/s
147 MB/s
6 G b/s
15 0 M B/s
6 G b/s
15 0 M B/s
Reliability/Data Integrity
Load/unload cycles 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000
Non-recoverable read errors per
bits rea d
<1 in 1015 <1 in 1015 <1 in 1014 <1 in 1014 <1 in 1014 <1 in 1014 <1 in 1014 <1 in 1014 <1 in 1014 <1 in 1014
Limited warranty (years) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Power Management
Average power requirements (W)
12VDC ±10% (A, peak)
Read/Write
Idle
Standby and Sleep
Environmental Specifications
6
1.75
4.8
3.1
0.6
7
1.75
5.3
3.4
0.4
1.75
4.5
2.9
0.4
1.73
4.1
3.0
0.4
1.31
4.1
2.3
0.6
1.73
4.1
3.0
0.4
1.2
3.3
2.5
0.4
Temperature (°C, on the base casting)
Operating
Non-operating
Sho ck (Gs)
Operating (2 ms, read/write)
Operating (2 ms, read)
Non-operating (2 ms)
Acoustics (dBA)8
Idle
Seek (average)
0 to 60
-40 to 70
30
65
250
23
27
0 to 60
-40 to 70
30
65
250
25
28
0 to 60
-40 to 70
30
65
250
23
27
0 to 60
-40 to 70
30
65
250
23
27
0 to 60
-40 to 70
30
65
350
21
26
0 to 60
-40 to 70
30
65
250
23
27
0 to 60
-40 to 70
30
65
350
21
24
0 to 60
-40 to 70
350
Physical Dimensions
Height (in./mm, max) 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1
Length (in./mm, max) 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147
Width (in./mm, ± .01 in.) 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6
Weight (lb/kg, ± 10%) 1. 40/0 .6 4 1.6 5/0.75 1.4 0/0.64 1. 40/0 .7 15 0.99/0.45 1.32/0.60 0.99/0.45 0.99/0.45 0.99/0.45 0.99/0.45
2.0
3.3
2.5
0.4
30
65
350
29
30
As used for s torage capaci ty, one gigabyte (GB) = on e billion bytes an d one terabyte (TB) = o ne trillion byte s. Total
accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for buffer or cache, one megabyte (MB) =
1,048,576 byt es. As use d for transfer rate o r interface, meg abyte per secon d (MB/s) = one milli on bytes per seco nd,
and giga bit per second (Gb/s) = one bill ion bits p er second. Effe ctive maximum SATA 6 Gb/s transfer r ate calculated
accordi ng to the Serial ATA specificat ion published by t he SATA-IO organiz ation as of the date of t his specificati on
sheet. Visit www.sata-io.org for details.
Not all pro ducts may be avail able in all region s of the world.
WD hard dri ve products manu factured and so ld worldwide af ter June 8, 2011, meet o r exceed Res triction of
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San Jose, CA 95119, USA
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© 2020 Western D igital Corp orati on or it s affiliates. A ll rights reserved. Western Digita l, the Western Digital logo, F.I.T.
Lab, NoTouch and WD Blue are registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates
in the US an d/or other countrie s. All other mar ks are th e prope rty of thei r respective owners. P roduc t speci ficati ons
subject to chan ge without notice. Picture sh own may vary fro m actual product. Not all pro duct s are avail able in all
regions of the world.
Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliance requirements as mandated by the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
Control led unload at ambi ent condition.
See http://support.wd.com/warranty for regional specific warranty details.
No non-recoverable errors during operating tests or after non-operating tests.
7
Power measurements at room-ambient temperature.
8
Sound pow er level.
9
Implementation of SMR for these products is device-managed SMR.
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