WD Gold 12TB

WD Gold 12TB HDD Key Features

• Read speed up to 267 MB/s and write speed up to 267 MB/s
• 512 MB memory cache
• Western Digital 3.5" drive fits into classic larger bays
• It communicates with a PC or other devices using the SATA III interface

Other Hard Drive Features

Platter hard disks have a notably special construction. Inside the hard drive there is a mechanism that uses moving platters, complete with hard disk heads that facilitate reading and writing of data. These mechanical parts don't take shocks and impact well, but at the same time you get its amazing price/capacity ratio. The important criterion that affects the speed of a hard disk is the number of rotations per minute (RPM). With the WD Gold 12TB, we have 7200 rev/min revolutions per minute. This is great news for people who demand more from their devices, such as graphic designers, gamers, video editors, and people who tend to use large amounts of data. File access speed and overall stability is also impacted the embedded buffer memory known as cache. The Western Digital hard disk features a 512 MB cache that stores the last data inputs for their fast retrieval and reading.

Connecting the Western Digital Hard Drive

If you want to mount the WD Gold 12TB in the device of your choice, you need a 3.5" slot. All data transfer takes place through the SATA III interface with a speed of 3 Gbit/s. The technology ranks among the best HDD data transfer solutions available and delivers a throughput of 600 MB/s.