Western Digital Red 3TB NAS Hard Disk

Western Digital Red 3TB NAS 5400 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5" WD30EFRX

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Options (7)

	1TB 2.5" Mobile HDD $123.88
	1TB 3.5" Desktop HDD $169.00
	2TB 3.5" Desktop HDD $59.99
	6TB 3.5" Desktop HDD $329.99
	8TB 3.5" Desktop HDD $440.00
	10TB 3.5" Desktop HDD $468.99
	750GB 2.5" Mobile HDD $39.99

Specifically designed for use in NAS systems with up to 8 bays
Tested for 24x7 reliability. Date on item is manufacturing date.
NASware firmware for compatibility. WD Red NAS hard drives are recommended for use in home and small office 1-8 bay NAS systems. For systems that use more than 8 bays please consider WD Red Pro hard drives
3-year limited warranty
Small and home office NAS systems in a 24x7 enviornment
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

Specifications Overview

Model	WD30EFRX
Release Date	August 2013 * 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 Red 3TB NAS Performance comparison with similar Hard Disk Drives

(Higher is better)

Western Digital Red 3TB NAS Performance

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

Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB (81st)		103%
Western Digital Purple 3TB WD30PURX (85th)		101%
WD Red 6TB WD60EFAX (85th)		101%
Seagate SkyHawk 10TB ST10000VX0004 (85th)		101%
Seagate 10TB IronWolf NAS (85th)		101%
WD Red 2TB NAS (85th)		101%
Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX (85th)		101%
Western Digital Caviar Green 4TB (91st)		~
Western Digital 1TB WD Red Plus (91st)		~
WD Purple 2TB WD20PURX (91st)		~
Western Digital Red 3TB NAS (91st)		100%
Western Digital Blue 2TB WD20EZRZ (95th)		98%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB ST3000DM007 (95th)		98%
Seagate 8TB IronWolf NAS (95th)		98%
Seagate SkyHawk 8TB ST8000VX0022 (98th)		96%
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB (98th)		96%
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB (98th)		96%
Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB (101st)		95%
Seagate 4TB BarraCuda ST4000DM004 (101st)		95%
WD RE4 1TB WD1003FBYX (103rd)		92%
Samsung Spinpoint F4EG 2TB (103rd)		92%

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Western Digital Red 3TB NAS Price/Performance Analysis

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

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 50.6% below average.
7 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Seagate Barracuda 3TB offers 201.1% better value priced at $116.