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  3. WD Gold 8TB 🆚 Western Digital WD Blue 8TB
WD Gold 8TB and Western Digital WD Blue 8TB are both hard disk drives with the same Capacity (8000 GB), Cache (256MB) and Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s). The main differences are in RPM.
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WD Gold 8TB 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5" WD8003FRYZ
WD Gold 8TB
Western Digital WD Blue 8TB HDD 5640 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 256 MB Cache 3.5" WD80EAAZ
Western Digital WD Blue 8TB
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$90.00
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$219.99
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$549.99
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$119.99
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$286.99
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$324.99
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Brand
Western Digital
Brand
Western Digital
Model
WD8003FRYZ
Model
WD80EAAZ
Release Date
📅 August 2017
Release Date
📅 November 2023
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
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Performance (Charts)
4th / 637
Performance (Charts)
n/a
Effective Value
16th / 161
Effective Value
-
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Price/GB
$0.01
Price/GB
$0.01
GB/$1
88.89
GB/$1
66.67
Capacity
8000 GB
Capacity
8000 GB
Cache
256MB
Cache
256MB
RPM
7200
RPM
5640
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor
3.5"
Form Factor
3.5"
WD Gold 1TB Enterprise 1TB
$80.56
Western Digital Gold 2TB Enterprise 2TB
$129.99
Western Digital Gold 4TB Enterprise 4TB
$128.99
Western Digital Gold 6TB WD6002FRYZ 6TB
$275.00
WD Gold 10TB 10TB
$299.00
WD Gold 12TB 12TB
$476.99
Western Digital WD Blue 2TB 2TB
$88.99
Western Digital WD Blue 4TB 4TB
$179.99
Western Digital WD Blue 6TB 6TB
$203.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 1TB
$85.00

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the WD Gold 8TB:

  • 25% cheaper, you can save $29.99
  • Higher Revolutions Per Minute (+1560 RPM)

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Reasons to buy the Western Digital WD Blue 8TB:

  • Newer Product, it was released around 6 years later

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