WD Gold Enterprise-Class SATA HDD – 10TB (WD102KRYZ)

Reliable High-Performance Storage for Enterprise Workloads

The WD Gold 10TB hard drive is designed for enterprise-grade data centers and high-demand storage applications, offering exceptional durability, reliability, and optimized performance. With 7200 RPM speed, 262MB/s transfer rate, and an MTBF of 2 million hours, it ensures seamless operation under heavy workloads up to 550TB/year. Vibration protection technology enhances performance in high-vibration environments, making it perfect for servers, RAID configurations, and mission-critical storage solutions.

• Capacity: A substantial 10TB of storage, providing ample space for large datasets in enterprise applications.
• Form Factor: Standard 3.5-inch, compatible with most server, storage array, and workstation bays.
• Interface: SATA III (6 Gb/s), offering a fast and widely compatible connection for high data throughput.
• Rotational Speed (RPM): 7200 RPM, ensuring strong performance and responsiveness for a mechanical drive in multi-user and data-intensive scenarios.
• Cache Size: 256MB, optimizing data flow, reducing latency, and improving overall drive responsiveness.
• Max. Sustained Transfer Rate: Up to 273 MB/s (internal data rate), reflecting its strong sequential read/write capabilities.
• Workload Rating: Up to 550TB per year. This is a crucial enterprise-grade metric, indicating its ability to handle an extremely high volume of data read/write cycles annually – significantly more than consumer-grade drives.
• Reliability:
  • MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): Up to 2.0 million hours. This exceptionally high rating is a hallmark of enterprise drives, emphasizing its suitability for continuous, mission-critical operations where downtime is unacceptable.
  • Load/Unload Cycles: 600,000 cycles.
  • Non-recoverable Read Errors: Less than 1 per 1015 bits read, ensuring very high data integrity for critical business data.
• Vibration Protection: Incorporates sophisticated monitoring electronics and technologies like Enhanced Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RAFF / RVS). This actively corrects both linear and rotational vibrations in real-time, crucial for maintaining consistent performance and reliability in dense, multi-drive server racks.
• RAID-specific, Time-Limited Error Recovery (TLER): This feature is vital for RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) environments. It helps prevent drives from being prematurely dropped from arrays due to extended error recovery processes, which could destabilize the array.
• Dynamic Fly Height Technology: Adjusts each read-write head’s fly height in real time for optimal reliability and read/write performance.
• Compatibility: Extensively tested and validated for broad compatibility with various OEM storage systems, SATA controllers, and host bus adapters, ensuring seamless integration into complex IT infrastructures.
• Warranty: Backed by a robust 5-year limited warranty, underscoring its enterprise-grade design and intended long-term, continuous operation.
• Power Consumption (Typical): Operational: 9.2W; Idle: 8.0W.
• Acoustics (Average): Idle Mode: 34 dBA; Seek Mode: 38 dBA.
• Formatted Capacity: 512e (512-byte emulation) user sectors, providing broad compatibility with legacy and modern systems.

Ideal Use Cases

The WD Gold WD102KRYZ is purpose-built for:

• Enterprise servers: For applications demanding high uptime, consistent performance, and robust data integrity in a 24/7 environment.
• Datacenter environments: Including hyperscale cloud storage, private cloud infrastructure, and data warehousing where reliability and endurance are paramount.
• Enterprise storage systems: Such as large RAID arrays, high-bay Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems, and Storage Area Networks (SANs).
• Data analytics and mining: Where large datasets are constantly accessed, processed, and written.
• High-end, continuous video surveillance systems: That require highly reliable and performant storage for long-term continuous recording and archiving.
• Hybrid cloud and colocation storage: For businesses requiring scalable local or distributed storage.

Full Specifications

Key Details

• Brand: Western Digital
• Series: WD Gold HDD
• Model Number: WD102KRYZ
• Storage Capacity: 10 Terabytes (TB)
• Form Factor: 3.5-Inch (Standard drive size for servers and workstations)
• Interface: SATA III (6 Gb/s)
• Disk Speed (RPM): 7200 RPM (Revolutions Per Minute, indicating high rotational speed for performance)
• Recording Technology: CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording – preferred for consistent, predictable performance in enterprise arrays)
• Cache Size: 256 Megabytes (MB)

Performance & Endurance

• Transfer Rate: Up to 262 MB/s (Megabytes per second)
• Workload Rating: Up to 550 TB/year (Terabytes per year – designed to handle extremely high data read/write volumes annually, significantly more than desktop drives)
• MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): Up to 2 million hours (Indicates industry-leading reliability and a very long expected operational lifespan)
• Power Draw (Active/Idle): 9.2W / 8.0W

Physical & Environmental

• Dimensions (L × W × H): 5.8″ × 4″ × 1″ (147 × 101.6 × 26.1 mm)
• Weight: 0.75 kg (1.65 lb)
• Operating Temperature: 5°C to 60°C (41°F to 140°F)
• Non-Operating Temperature: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)

Certifications & Warranty

• Certifications: BSMI, ICES-003/NMB-003, CE, FCC, KC, Maghreb, RCM, UKCA, VCCI, CB-Scheme, TUV, UL (Ensures compliance with various international quality, safety, and environmental standards)
• Warranty: 5-Year Limited Warranty (Reflecting its enterprise-grade durability and intended use)