Gold is a relatively new line of business class drives. Its devices are focused on data processing centers, servers of small and average volume, and also massive data storages. They are thoroughly tested for compatibility with all popular server storage systems and are perfect for both small companies and corporate giants, for which the ability of drives to simultaneously process numerous requests from the internal network is important. Plus, WD Gold drives are built to last, with many in the series capable of handling up to 550 TB per year, 10 times more than standard desktop drives.


The Gold Series also features advanced technologies for energy efficiency, enterprise-class reliability and performance. For example, in their arsenal you can find support for TLER, technology for solving and correcting errors that occur in standard RAID arrays. In addition, the two-drive head positioning system provides faster and more accurate data retrieval on the disk. In addition, they are protected from the vibrations that are inevitable in RAID arrays and boast reduced power consumption. Otherwise, they are similar to the WD Red family of drives, but with an emphasis on using large amounts of memory (up to 12 TB).

It is equally important that fast NVMe models with linear read speeds (up to 3000 MB / s) and impressive IOPS readings (around 400 thousand reads) are selected for the Gold series. The fact is that operators of cloud and corporate data centers are trying to eliminate network bottlenecks, ensure stable performance and availability of basic applications, and on the other hand, they are trying to cope with the constant growth of data volumes. Therefore, many of the company's customers are increasingly moving to NVMe-based solutions.