WD Black
™
PRODUCT BRIEF
Product Highlights
• Performance storage available in up to 6TB
capacities
• 2X DRAM cache up to 256 MB for faster read
operations
• Designed for creative professionals, gamers, and
system builders
• Western Digital’s StableTrac™ and Dynamic
Cache Technology increase reliability and
optimize performance
• An industry-leading 5-year limited warranty
INTERFACE
SATA 6 Gb/s
FORM FACTOR
3.5-inch
CAPACITIES
500GB to 6TB
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.
MODEL NUMBERS
WD6003FZBX
WD4005FZBX
WD4004FZWX
WD2003FZEX
WD1003FZEX
WD5003AZEX
3.5-INCH PC HARD DRIVES
WD Black™ 3.5-inch PC Hard Drives are designed to enhance the PC experience
across higher intensity computing tasks for digital artists, video editors, photographers, and gamers. Available with up to 256MB of DRAM cache on higher
capacity models, the WD Black 3.5-inch PC Hard Drives are optimized for performance so you can spend more time experiencing the things you love most.
Inspiring Performance and Capacity
Available in capacities up to 6TB, WD Black 3.5-inch PC Hard Drives deliver rapid transfer
speeds and feature impressive DRAM cache sizes of up to 256MB on high capacity models. Western Digital’s Dynamic Cache Technology makes real-time optimizations in the
allocation of cache between reads and writes to maximize performance based on the
user’s specific workload. Combine a WD Black hard drive with a Western Digital SSD for
a dual drive configuration that allows the operating system and critical applications to be
stored on the SSD for further-enhanced system performance.
For Creative Professionals
When it comes to storing and editing your digital por tfolio, look no further than WD Black
3.5-inch PC Hard Drives. Use the WD Black hard drives for storing large multimedia files
including photos, videos, and games to get the best combination of performance and
ca pac ity.
For Gamers
WD Black 3.5-inch PC Hard Drives are the perfect storage solutions for gaming machines, providing large capacities to store high-resolution games with their associated
downloadable content (DLC) and increased cache sizes that reduce load times. System
performance can be boosted even further when combined with a Western Digital SSD.
2TB and greater models of WD Black hard drives also include StableTrac™ Technology
for more accurate data tracking and to help reduce any impact from vibrations caused by
other gaming hardware.
Increased Reliability
StableTrac Technology (on 2TB and greater models) enables more accurate tracking that
improves the performance of both read and write operations. By securing the motor
shaft, the impacts of system-induced vibrations from other components are reduced,
leading to enhanced reliability.
An Industry Leading Warranty
WD Black 3.5-inch PC Hard Drives are tested under more strenuous conditions over a
longer period when compared to our standard hard drives. This comprehensive testing
ensures an overall quality benchmark for a stable, high performance storage solution
backed by an industry leading 5-year limited warranty.
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.
WD Black™ 3.5-inch PC Hard Drive
PRODUCT BRIEF 3.5-INCH PC HARD DRIVES
Specifications
6TB 4TB 4T B 2TB 1TB 500GB
Model Number¹
Recording Technology CMR CMR CMR CMR CMR CMR
Formatted capacity 6TB 4TB 4T B 2TB 1TB 500GB
Form factor 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
RoHS compliant Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Performance
Interface transfer rate (max)
Buffer to host
Host to/from drive (sustained)
Cach e (MB) 256 256 128 64 64 64
Performance Class 7200 RPM 7200 RPM 7200 RPM 7200 RPM 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Reliability/Data Integrity
Load/unload cycles 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000
Non-recoverable read errors per
bits rea d
Limited warranty (years) 5 5 5 5 5 5
Power Management6
Average power requirements (W)
Read/Write
Idle
Standby and Sleep
Environmental Specifications7
Temperature (°C)
Operating
Non-operating
Sho ck (Gs)
Operating (2 ms, re ad/write)
Operating (2 ms, re ad)
Non-operating (2 ms)
Acoustics (dBA)8
Idle
Seek (average)
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
Length (in./mm, max) 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
Weight (lb/kg) 1.58/0.72 ± 3% 1.58/0.72 ± 10% 1.58/0.72 ± 10% 1.32/0.60 0.99/0.45 0.95/0.43
Specifi cations s ubject to change w ithout notice.
1
Not all pro ducts may be avail able in all region s of the world.
2
As used for s torage capaci ty, one megabyte (MB) = o ne million bytes, o ne gigabyte (GB) = one b illion bytes, an d
one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As
used for buffer or cache, one megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per
second (M B/s) = one million by tes per second, a nd gigabi t per second (Gb/s) = one billio n bits per second . Effective
maximu m SATA 3 Gb/s transf er rate calculate d according to the Se rial ATA specificat ion published by t he SATA-IO
organiz ation as of the date o f this spe cificati on sheet. Visit w ww.sata-io.org for d etails.
WD6003FZBX WD4005FZBX WD4004FZWZ WD2003FZEX WD1003FZEX WD5003AZEX
6 G b/s
22 7 MB /s
<1 in 1014
9.1
7.1
1.0
5 to 55
-40 to 70
30
65
300
29
36
6 G b/s
25 6 M B/s
<1 in 1014
9.1
5.8
1.0
5 to 55
-40 to 70
30
65
300
29
36
6 G b/s
12 8 M B/s
<1 in 1014
9.1
5.8
1.0
5 to 55
-40 to 70
30
65
300
29
36
3
WD hard dri ve products manu factured and so ld worldwide af ter June 8, 2011, meet o r exceed Res triction of
Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliance requirements as mandated by the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
4
Controlled unload at ambient condition.
5
See http://support.wd.com/warranty for regional specific warranty details.
6
Power measurements at room-ambient temperature.
7
No non-recoverable errors during operating tests or after non-operating tests.
8
Sound pow er level.
6 G b/s
16 4 MB /s
<1 in 1014
9.5
8.1
1.3
5 to 55
-40 to 70
30
65
300
29
34
6 G b/s
15 0 M B/s
<1 in 1014
6.8
6.1
0.8
0 to 60
-40 to 70
30
65
350
29
30
6 G b/s
15 0 M B/s
<1 in 1014
6.8
6.1
0.8
0 to 60
-40 to 70
30
65
350
29
30
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