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Silver 3.5 inch internal hard drive with SATA connectors

Western Digital

Western Digital WD6001F4PZ 6TB 5760 RPM 64MB SATA 3.5" internal hard drive

SKU CH-RV3Y-ZHDXH MPN WD6001F4PZ

A 6 TB desktop drive with 5760 RPM and 64 MB cache, designed for energy-efficient cold storage in enterprise systems

  • Total capacity6 TB
  • Interface typeSATA 6.0Gb/s
  • Form factor3.5 in (8.89 cm)
  • Rotational speed5,760 RPM
  • Cache memory64 MB
  • Max height26.1 mm
  • 6 TB capacity stores massive cold data archives
  • 5760 RPM spindle speed balances throughput with low power draw
  • 64 MB cache smooths burst read and write operations
  • SATA 6.0 Gb/s interface connects to standard desktop and server controllers
  • Engineered for enterprise cold storage with 700 PB proven reliability

WD Ae 6 TB SATA archive drive

The WD Ae WD6001F4PZ is a 3.5-inch internal hard drive built for datacenter cold storage. It delivers 6 TB of capacity over a SATA 6.0 Gb/s interface with a 5760 RPM spindle speed and 64 MB cache. Reduced media spin lowers power consumption and optimises the read/write ratio for archive workloads.

Suits write-once cold storage.

This drive targets enterprise archives, backup repositories and regulatory-retention stores where data is written once and read infrequently. The 5760 RPM design prioritises energy efficiency over random-access speed. Buyers who need low-latency transactional performance or frequent random I/O should look at higher-speed alternatives.

5760 RPM spindle speed defines the use case

The rotational speed of 5760 RPM directly determines latency and sustained throughput, making it the single specification that decides whether this drive matches a cold-storage profile. Systems built for sequential, write-once-read-many patterns will benefit; those requiring quick random access will not.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in 3.5-Inch Internal Desktop HDDs, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $105.99
Typical for this category: the median of 4,938 items is $107.99.
Total capacity 6 TB
Higher than about 75% of the 2,372 comparable items (median 2 TB).
Price per TB $17.67 per TB
Cheaper than about 94% of the 2,365 comparable items (median $62.21 per TB).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameWD
Product lineAe
Model nameWD6001F4PZ
Total capacity6 TB
Recommended useFor Enterprise Storage
Performance
Rotational speed5,760 RPM
Storage
Cache memory64 MB
Ports & slots
Interface typeSATA 6.0Gb/s
Size & build
Form factor3.5 in (8.89 cm)
Max height26.1 mm
Maximum width101.6 mm
Maximum length147 mm
Shipping weight0.84 kg
Package size229 × 152 × 76 mm

Questions about this item

What does the 5760 RPM spindle speed mean for real-world throughput on this WD Ae 6TB drive?

The 5760 RPM rotation keeps sustained transfer rates modest, making the drive suitable for sequential archive writes and cold-data reads rather than random-access workloads.

How does the SATA 6.0Gb/s interface limit performance on this 3.5" enterprise drive?

The SATA 6.0Gb/s link caps burst transfers at the interface ceiling, while the 5760 RPM mechanics and 64MB cache determine the sustained throughput you will see in practice.

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