96TB (6x16TB) WD Gold Enterprise SATA HDD 3.5″ 7200 RPM, 512MB Cache

Enterprise Bundle – 6 Drives / Maximum Capacity 96TB (6x16TB) WD Gold Enterprise SATA HDD – 7200 RPM, 512MB Cache, CMR, RAID 5/6/60 Ready This is the largest WD Gold 16TB bundle available — six matched enterprise hard drives delivering 96TB of raw storage ready for immediate RAID deployment. Each drive is engineered for the most demanding data-centre and commercial storage environments, offering 262MB/s sustained transfer, a 512MB cache buffer, and CMR recording for consistent, controller-compatible performance under continuous load. Across six drives the combined workload rating reaches 3,300TB per year — equivalent to fully rewriting the entire array more than 34 times over. WD's Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS) keeps performance stable across all six spinning platters simultaneously, while HelioSeal helium technology ensures efficient thermal management and low power draw even at maximum density. Every drive is individually backed by a 5-year limited warranty. 96TB Raw RAID 5/6/60 Ready CMR Recording 24/7 Operation HelioSeal Maximum Bundle 5-Year Warranty Total Raw Capacity 96TB 6 × 16TB drives Transfer Rate 262MB/s Per drive, sustained Combined Cache 3,072MB 512MB × 6 MTBF (per drive) 2.5M hrs Projected reliability Warranty 5 Years Per drive 6 Matched Drives 3,300TB Combined Workload / Year 39W Total Active Power 10^15 Bits per Non-Recoverable Error Complete WD Gold 16TB Bundle Range at a Glance The x6 bundle represents the maximum capacity available in this series. The table below shows how every configuration compares across the key metrics — making it straightforward to choose the right bundle for your enclosure and RAID requirements. Bundle Raw Capacity Combined Cache Workload/Year RAID 5 Usable RAID 6 Usable Total Active Power x1 Single 16TB 512MB 550TB N/A N/A 6.5W x2 Bundle 32TB 1,024MB 1,100TB N/A N/A 13W x4 Bundle 64TB 2,048MB 2,200TB ~48TB ~32TB 26W x5 Bundle 80TB 2,560MB 2,750TB ~64TB ~48TB 32.5W x6 Bundle 96TB 3,072MB 3,300TB ~80TB ~64TB 39W RAID Configuration Guide for 6 Drives Six drives unlock the full RAID configuration spectrum — including RAID 60, which combines double-parity protection with the striped throughput of nested arrays. Choose based on your priorities: maximum usable space, maximum fault tolerance, or maximum throughput. Best Capacity Efficiency RAID 5 ~80TB Usable capacity Distributes single parity across all six drives for the highest usable-to-raw ratio in this bundle. Well suited to file servers, media archives, and backup targets where storage efficiency is the primary concern and a single-drive failure window is acceptable. Tolerates 1 drive failure Best Fault Tolerance RAID 6 ~64TB Usable capacity Dual distributed parity protects against the simultaneous failure of any two drives. Furthermore, at six drives the parity overhead is proportionally smaller than at four — making ~64TB of protected usable space an efficient outcome. Recommended for long-retention archives, compliance storage, and always-on business systems. Tolerates 2 drive failures Best Throughput Protection RAID 60 ~64TB Usable capacity (2×3 split) Stripes two RAID 6 sub-groups across six drives for substantially higher sequential throughput than a single RAID 6 set, while retaining dual-parity protection per sub-group. Additionally, nested architecture shortens rebuild windows significantly — reducing the exposure period after a drive replacement in mission-critical environments. Tolerates 2 drives per sub-group Usable capacity figures are approximate and will vary based on RAID controller implementation and filesystem overhead. Always confirm with your enclosure and controller vendor before deployment. Why WD Gold Performs at Maximum Density RVS at Six-Drive Density Six simultaneously spinning drives produce the highest mechanical vibration of any configuration in this series. WD Gold's dual-sensor Rotational Vibration Safeguard was designed with exactly this scenario in mind — continuously measuring cross-drive vibration and compensating at the actuator level to maintain accurate head positioning and consistent read/write throughput across all six drives simultaneously, without performance penalties. CMR – Non-Negotiable at Scale Rebuilding a failed drive in a six-drive RAID 6 array means the controller must read from all five remaining drives and write several terabytes of reconstructed data to the replacement. CMR delivers fully predictable sequential write throughput throughout that entire rebuild — unlike SMR drives, which introduce unpredictable write pauses. The result is a faster, safer rebuild window with less risk to remaining drives. Validated for Enterprise Controllers WD Gold undergoes extensive testing and validation across a broad range of host bus adapters, RAID controllers, and enterprise storage platforms in RAID and other data-resiliency configurations. Furthermore, Advanced Format 512e ensures seamless compatibility with modern storage controllers, while 600,000 load/unload cycle ratings provide confidence that the drives will outlast multiple array generations in continuous-operation deployments. Power Efficiency – Maximum 6-Drive Deployment Running six WD Gold drives continuously costs less power than comparable configurations using air-filled alternatives of similar capacity. HelioSeal helium sealing reduces internal drag and lowers the energy required per platter rotation — meaning that at full 6-drive density, total active consumption remains under 40W. Consequently, thermal management overhead in your NAS or server enclosure stays predictable and manageable even under sustained workloads. 39W Total Active (6 drives) 33.6W Total Idle (6 drives) 6.5W Per Drive Active 5.6W Per Drive Idle Technical Specifications General – Per Drive FeatureSpecification Capacity16TB Form Factor3.5-Inch InterfaceSATA 6Gb/s Recording TechnologyCMR – Conventional Magnetic Recording Buffer / Cache512MB Advanced FeaturesHelioSeal, EAMR, Triple State Actuator (TSA), Advanced Format 512e, RVS, 24×7 continuous operation Dimensions (W × D × H)101.6 × 147 × 26.1 mm Weight690g per drive OS CompatibilityWindows, Windows Server, Linux, macOS Compliant StandardsRoHS 2011/65/EU, CE, FCC, UKCA, UL, KC, RCM, VCCI, BSMI, TUV, CB-Scheme, ICES-003 Warranty5-Year Limited Warranty Performance – Per Drive FeatureSpecification Spindle Speed7200 RPM External Transfer Rate600MB/s (interface) Internal Data Rate262MB/s (sustained) Annual Workload RatingUp to 550TB per year Load / Unload Cycles600,000 Reliability – Per Drive FeatureSpecification MTBF (projected)2,500,000 hours Non-Recoverable Read Errors1 per 10¹⁵ bits read 24×7 OperationYes Power – Per Drive FeatureSpecification Active Power6.5W Idle Power5.6W Environmental – Per Drive FeatureSpecification Operating Temperature5°C to 60°C Storage Temperature-40°C to 70°C Shock Tolerance (operating)50g @ 2ms half-sine wave Shock Tolerance (non-operating)250g @ 2ms half-sine wave Bundle – Combined Totals Featurex6 Bundle (Combined) Total Raw Capacity96TB (6 × 16TB) Combined Cache3,072MB Combined Workload RatingUp to 3,300TB per year Total Active Power~39W Total Idle Power~33.6W RAID 5 Usable Capacity~80TB (1 drive fault tolerance) RAID 6 Usable Capacity~64TB (2 drive fault tolerance) RAID 60 Usable Capacity~64TB (2 drives per sub-group) JBOD / Spanning~96TB (no redundancy) Ideal Use Cases for the x6 Bundle 6-Bay NAS – Full Population The x6 bundle fills a 6-bay NAS enclosure completely with matched enterprise drives. In RAID 6, you get ~64TB of fully protected storage accessible to all network users simultaneously — ideal for SMB shared storage, media streaming vaults, and centralised backup repositories that require both high capacity and dual-drive resilience. Rackmount & Data-Centre Arrays Six enterprise-grade CMR drives populate a dense rack shelf with 96TB of raw capacity ready for RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 60. Furthermore, HelioSeal's lower heat output simplifies thermal management inside high-density rack enclosures — reducing cooling load compared with air-filled drives at equivalent capacity points. Large-Scale Surveillance Storage Continuous-write CCTV systems benefit enormously from WD Gold's 550TB/year workload rating and CMR recording. A six-drive RAID 5 array delivers ~80TB of usable storage — sufficient for weeks of high-resolution footage retention — while RVS technology maintains stable write performance as all six drives spin simultaneously under sustained recording load. 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