WDC Hard Drives
This is a list of all tested WDC hard drive models and their MTBFs. See more info on reliability test in the README.
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HDD by Model
Please take all columns into account when reading the table. Pay attention on the number of tested samples and power-on days. Simultaneous high values of both MTBF and errors are possible if only rare drives in the subset encounter errors.
Days — avg. days per sample, Err — avg. errors per sample, MTBF — avg. MTBF in years per sample.
| MFG | Model | Size | Samples | Days | Err | MTBF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDC | WD1001FALS-00J7B0 | 1 TB | 3 | 4223 | 0 | 11.57 |
| WDC | WD1600JD-00GBB0 | 160 GB | 4 | 5313 | 4 | 11.14 |
| WDC | WD2003FYYS-02W0B0 | 2 TB | 4 | 3039 | 0 | 8.33 |
| WDC | WD5003AZEX-00K1GA0 | 500 GB | 1 | 2461 | 0 | 6.74 |
| WDC | WD10EALX-009BA0 | 1 TB | 1 | 2398 | 0 | 6.57 |
| WDC | WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 | 1 TB | 1 | 2374 | 0 | 6.51 |
| WDC | WD30EZRX-00AZ6B0 | 3 TB | 1 | 2343 | 0 | 6.42 |
| WDC | WD10EARX-00N0YB0 | 1 TB | 1 | 2233 | 0 | 6.12 |
| WDC | WD20EARX-00PASB0 | 2 TB | 3 | 2169 | 0 | 5.94 |
| WDC | WD20EZRX-00DC0B0 | 2 TB | 2 | 2158 | 0 | 5.91 |
| WDC | WD30EZRX-00SPEB0 | 3 TB | 1 | 2024 | 0 | 5.55 |
| WDC | WD20EARS-00MVWB0 | 2 TB | 2 | 2015 | 0 | 5.52 |
| WDC | WD20EZRX-00D8PB0 | 2 TB | 3 | 1960 | 0 | 5.37 |
| WDC | WD10EZEX-08M2NA0 | 1 TB | 2 | 1933 | 0 | 5.30 |
| WDC | WD30EZRX-00DC0B0 | 3 TB | 1 | 1870 | 0 | 5.12 |
| WDC | WD20EFRX-68AX9N0 | 2 TB | 2 | 2464 | 1 | 5.09 |
| WDC | WD10EZRX-00L4HB0 | 1 TB | 3 | 1718 | 0 | 4.71 |
| WDC | WD5000AAKX-08U6AA0 | 500 GB | 1 | 1673 | 0 | 4.58 |
| WDC | WD30EZRX-00D8PB0 | 3 TB | 2 | 1670 | 0 | 4.58 |
| WDC | WD10EZRZ-00HTKB0 | 1 TB | 1 | 1591 | 0 | 4.36 |
| WDC | WD30EFRX-68EUZN0 | 3 TB | 14 | 1847 | 2 | 4.12 |
| WDC | WD15EADS-00P8B0 | 1.5 TB | 3 | 3153 | 4 | 4.05 |
| WDC | WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 | 4 TB | 2 | 1408 | 0 | 3.86 |
| WDC | WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 | 2 TB | 4 | 1018 | 0 | 2.79 |
| WDC | WD10EZEX-60WN4A0 | 1 TB | 2 | 890 | 0 | 2.44 |
| WDC | WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 | 1 TB | 1 | 864 | 0 | 2.37 |
| WDC | WD20NMVW-11AV3S2 | 2 TB | 1 | 860 | 0 | 2.36 |
| WDC | WD20NMVW-11EDZS7 | 2 TB | 1 | 856 | 0 | 2.35 |
| WDC | WD80EFZX-68UW8N0 | 8 TB | 4 | 1070 | 2 | 2.21 |
| WDC | WD4002FFWX-68TZ4N0 | 4 TB | 2 | 802 | 0 | 2.20 |
| WDC | WD10EZEX-21WN4A0 | 1 TB | 1 | 799 | 0 | 2.19 |
| WDC | WD20EFRX-68EUZN0 | 2 TB | 2 | 795 | 0 | 2.18 |
| WDC | WD10EZEX-07WN4A0 | 1 TB | 1 | 790 | 0 | 2.17 |
| WDC | WD2500BEVT-22A23T0 | 250 GB | 1 | 611 | 0 | 1.68 |
| WDC | WD40EZRZ-22GXCB0 | 4 TB | 1 | 598 | 0 | 1.64 |
| WDC | WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 | 8 TB | 5 | 582 | 0 | 1.60 |
| WDC | WD100EMAZ-00WJTA0 | 10 TB | 1 | 517 | 0 | 1.42 |
| WDC | WD40EFRX-68N32N0 | 4 TB | 10 | 522 | 1 | 1.33 |
| WDC | WD7500AYYS-01RCA0 | 752 GB | 1 | 455 | 0 | 1.25 |
| WDC | WD5000BPVT-24HXZT3 | 500 GB | 1 | 429 | 0 | 1.18 |
| WDC | WD5000AAKS-00A7B0 | 500 GB | 1 | 424 | 0 | 1.16 |
| WDC | WD40EZRZ-75GXCB0 | 4 TB | 1 | 422 | 0 | 1.16 |
| WDC | WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 | 2 TB | 2 | 1571 | 6 | 0.77 |
| WDC | WD5003AZEX-00MK2A0 | 500 GB | 1 | 2015 | 7 | 0.69 |
| WDC | WD40EZRZ-00GXCB0 | 4 TB | 1 | 230 | 0 | 0.63 |
| WDC | WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 | 500 GB | 2 | 486 | 3 | 0.52 |
| WDC | WD2003FZEX-00SRLA0 | 2 TB | 1 | 327 | 1 | 0.45 |
| WDC | WD60EFAX-68SHWN0 | 6 TB | 3 | 134 | 0 | 0.37 |
| WDC | WD5003AZEX-00K3CA0 | 500 GB | 2 | 277 | 4 | 0.30 |
| WDC | WD60EZRZ-22GZ5B1 | 6 TB | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0.22 |
| WDC | WD1001FALS-00J7B1 | 1 TB | 1 | 2216 | 28 | 0.21 |
| WDC | WD5000LPLX-08ZNTT0 | 500 GB | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0.11 |
| WDC | WD10SDZW-11UMGS0 | 1 TB | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0.07 |
| WDC | WD2002FFSX-68PF8N0 | 2 TB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| WDC | WD6003FFBX-68MU3N0 | 6 TB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| WDC | WD40PURZ-85TTDY0 | 4 TB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| WDC | WD6002FRYZ-01WD5B1 | 6 TB | 1 | 165 | 372 | 0.00 |
HDD by Family
Please take all columns into account when reading the table. Pay attention on the number of tested samples and power-on days. Simultaneous high values of both MTBF and errors are possible if only rare drives in the subset encounter errors.
Days — avg. days per sample, Err — avg. errors per sample, MTBF — avg. MTBF in years per sample.
| MFG | Family | Models | Samples | Days | Err | MTBF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDC | Caviar SE | 1 | 4 | 5313 | 4 | 11.14 |
| WDC | RE4 | 1 | 4 | 3039 | 0 | 8.33 |
| WDC | RE3 | 1 | 1 | 2374 | 0 | 6.51 |
| WDC | Green | 9 | 17 | 1980 | 0 | 5.43 |
| WDC | Caviar Black | 5 | 8 | 2489 | 6 | 5.37 |
| WDC | Caviar Green | 2 | 5 | 2698 | 3 | 4.64 |
| WDC | Blue | 13 | 18 | 1065 | 0 | 2.92 |
| WDC | Red | 7 | 37 | 1219 | 1 | 2.79 |
| WDC | Elements / My Passport | 2 | 2 | 858 | 0 | 2.35 |
| WDC | HGST Ultrastar He10 | 2 | 6 | 572 | 0 | 1.57 |
| WDC | Scorpio Blue | 2 | 2 | 520 | 0 | 1.43 |
| WDC | RE2 | 1 | 1 | 455 | 0 | 1.25 |
| WDC | Caviar Blue | 1 | 1 | 424 | 0 | 1.16 |
| WDC | Red Pro | 3 | 4 | 401 | 0 | 1.10 |
| WDC | RE4-GP | 1 | 2 | 1571 | 6 | 0.77 |
| WDC | Black | 1 | 1 | 327 | 1 | 0.45 |
| WDC | Black Mobile | 2 | 3 | 338 | 2 | 0.39 |
| WDC | Blue Mobile | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0.07 |
| WDC | Purple | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| WDC | Gold | 1 | 1 | 165 | 372 | 0.00 |