Western Digital Blue 3TB WD30EZRZ Hard Disk

Western Digital Blue 3TB 3.5" 5400 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache WD30EZRZ

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Options (8)

	1TB 2.5" Mobile Drive HDD - 5400 RPM Class $99.99
	1TB 3.5" Desktop HDD - 5400 RPM Class $99.99
	1TB 3.5" Desktop HDD - 7200 RPM Class $85.00
	2TB 2.5" Mobile Drive HDD - 5400 RPM Class $159.99
	2TB 3.5" Desktop HDD - 5400 RPM Class $32.49
	4TB 3.5" Desktop HDD - 5400 RPM Class $229.99
	6TB 3.5" Desktop HDD - 5400 RPM Class $324.45
	500GB 3.5" Desktop HDD - 5400 RPM Class $34.99

IntelliSeek: Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration.
Data LifeGuard: Advanced algorithms monitor your drive continuously so it stays in optimum health.
NoTouch Ramp Load Technology: Safely positions the recording head off the disk surface to protect your data.
2-year manufacturer limited warranty
Package includes a hard drive only - no screws, cables, manuals included. Please purchase mounting hardware and cables separately if necessary.
Ships in WD-certified box for safe transit during shipping

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Specifications Overview

Model	WD30EZRZ
Release Date	October 2015 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Capacity	3000 GB
Cache	64MB
RPM	5400
Interface	SATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor	3.5"

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Western Digital Blue 3TB WD30EZRZ Performance comparison with similar Hard Disk Drives

(Higher is better)

Western Digital Blue 3TB WD30EZRZ Performance

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed

Western Digital Caviar Green 6TB (65th)		108%
Seagate 4TB NAS ST4000VN000 (65th)		108%
Seagate 6TB BarraCuda Pro ST6000DM004 (71st)		107%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB (71st)		107%
WD Purple 4TB WD40PURZ (71st)		107%
Western Digital SE 2TB (71st)		107%
Western Digital RE 2TB Enterprise (75th)		105%
WD Black 4TB WD4001FAEX (76th)		104%
Western Digital 2TB WD Purple (77th)		101%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB (78th)		~
Western Digital Blue 3TB WD30EZRZ (78th)		100%
Seagate 8TB Barracuda ST8000DM004 (80th)		98%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB (81st)		97%
Western Digital WD RE4 2TB (81st)		97%
Western Digital Blue 1TB WD10EZRZ (81st)		97%
Western Digital 1TB WD Purple (81st)		97%
Seagate 10TB IronWolf NAS (85th)		95%
Western Digital Purple 3TB WD30PURX (85th)		95%
Seagate SkyHawk 10TB ST10000VX0004 (85th)		95%
WD Red 2TB NAS (85th)		95%
Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX (85th)		95%

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Western Digital Blue 3TB WD30EZRZ Price/Performance Analysis

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 33.4% below average.
7 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Seagate Barracuda 3TB offers 106.5% better value priced at $117.

Description

General

Interface

SATA 6Gb/s
Buffer Size

64 MB
Weight

22.57 oz
Manufacturer

Western Digital Corp.

Interface Provided

Qty

1
Storage Interface

Serial ATA-600

Miscellaneous

Compliant Standards

RoHS 2011/65/EU
Color Category

black

Hard Drive

Form Factor

3.5" x 1/3H
Spindle Speed

5400 rpm
Features

Advanced Format technology, Data Lifeguard, IntelliSeek, NoTouch ramp load technology
Hard Drive Type

internal hard drive
Form Factor (Short)

3.5"
Form Factor (metric)

8.9 cm x 1/3H
Form Factor (Short) (metric)

8.9 cm
Storage Interface

Serial ATA-600
Interface

Serial ATA-600
Data Transfer Rate

600 MBps
Internal Data Rate

147 MBps
Buffer Size

64 MB
Non-Recoverable Errors

1 per 10^14
Load / Unload Cycles

300,000