Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB vs 500GB Caviar Green Hard Disk Comparison

Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB and Western Digital 500GB Caviar Green are both hard disk drives with the same RPM (5400) and Form Factor (3.5"). The main differences are in Performance (+54%), Capacity, Cache and Interface.

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Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB	Western Digital 500GB Caviar Green
Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $187.49 - Buy now	Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $24.46
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Brand Western Digital	Brand Western Digital
Model WD30EZRX	Model WD5000AADS
Release Date 📅 July 2011	Release Date 📅 October 2009
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews ★★★★★ (295 reviews) Add a product review	User reviews Add a product review
Performance (Charts) 101st / 637 (0%)	Performance (Charts) 158th / 637 (-54%)
Effective Value 138th / 161	Effective Value 46th / 161
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Price/GB $0.06	Price/GB $0.05
GB/$1 16	GB/$1 20.44
Pros ReliabilityLow power consumption	Pros -
Capacity 3000 GB	Capacity 500 GB
Cache 64MB	Cache 32MB
RPM 5400	RPM 5400
Interface SATA 6 Gb/s	Interface SATA 3 Gb/s
Form Factor 3.5"	Form Factor 3.5"