Western Digital Red 6TB NAS Hard Disk

Western Digital Red 6TB NAS 5400 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5" WD60EFRX

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Options (7)

	1TB 2.5" Mobile HDD $132.99
	1TB 3.5" Desktop HDD $115.00
	2TB 3.5" Desktop HDD $209.87
	3TB 3.5" Desktop HDD $165.30
	8TB 3.5" Desktop HDD $439.99
	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
NASware firmware for compatibility
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	WD60EFRX
Release Date	September 2014 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Capacity	6000 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 6TB NAS Performance comparison with similar Hard Disk Drives

(Higher is better)

Western Digital Red 6TB NAS Performance

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

WD Purple 6TB WD60PURZ (48th)		103%
WD RE 3TB WD3000FYYZ (48th)		103%
WD Black 1TB WD1003FZEX (48th)		103%
Western Digital Blue 4TB WD40EZRZ (52nd)		102%
Western Digital Black 4TB (52nd)		102%
Toshiba 3TB PH3300U-1I72 (52nd)		102%
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB ST2000VX008 (52nd)		102%
Seagate IronWolf 1TB NAS ST1000VN002 (56th)		101%
Western Digital Red 8TB NAS (57th)		~
Toshiba P300 500GB (57th)		~
Western Digital Red 6TB NAS (57th)		100%
Seagate 3TB ST3000VN000 (60th)		98%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB ST1000VX005 (60th)		98%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (60th)		98%
Western Digital Caviar Green 5TB (60th)		98%
Western Digital Blue 6TB (60th)		98%
Seagate 10TB BarraCuda Pro 7200RPM (65th)		97%
Seagate 4TB NAS ST4000VN000 (65th)		97%
Western Digital Caviar Green 6TB (65th)		97%
WD Purple 3TB WD30PURZ (65th)		97%
Western Digital Red 4TB (65th)		97%

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Western Digital Red 6TB NAS Price/Performance Analysis

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

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 15.1% below average.
7 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: WD Purple 6TB WD60PURZ offers 49.1% better value priced at $250.