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Western Digital WD Gold 20Tb (WD202KRYZ)

3.5" 20 TB 7200 RPM 512 MB Serial ATA 6 Gb/s 512e hard disk for Data Centres (bulk)

Last price 569€95
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Overview

Reliability and performance for data centres

To equip your data centre, the Western Digital Gold 20Tb internal hard drive has many qualities. It has a write load of 550 TB/year, a rotational speed of 7200 RPM and a SATA 6 Gbit/s interface. It also features protection against linear and rotational vibrations and an MTBF of 2.5 million hours.

Available in capacities from 1 TB, WD Gold hard drives are an extremely reliable solution for demanding storage environments. They offer up to 2.5 million hours MTBF (depending on the model), vibration protection technology and low power consumption thanks to HelioSeal technology (models of 12 TB and above).

Overcome intensive workloads

The Western Digital Gold internal hard drive offers all the resources required by professionals who want to equip a data centre with high-performance equipment. Featuring a SATA 6 Gbit/s interface, a capacity of 20 TB and a rotational speed of 7,200 RPM, this model provides the guarantees required to combine performance, capacity and efficiency.

This 3.5" drive is capable of supporting a write load of 550 TB/year, a record among models in its category. Finally, you can also take advantage of its reliability, with an MTBF of 2.5 million hours. All the more reason to make sure you have a resource of choice for your installation.

The WD Gold hard drive is equipped with sophisticated control electronics to correct linear and rotational vibrations in real time to offer improved performance within high-vibration environments.

Key features :

  • 3.5" SATA 6 Gbps 512e hard drive for data centres
  • Capacity: 20 TB
  • Rotation speed: 7200 RPM
  • Cache size: 512 MB
  • Specially designed for use in data centres and enterprise storage systems
  • WD vibration technology
  • Write load: 550 TB/year
  • MTBF: 2.5 million hours
  • 5-year warranty
Specifications
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General information

Product name

Western Digital WD Gold 20Tb (WD202KRYZ)

Brand

Western Digital

Model

WD202KRYZ

Main characteristics

Interface with the computer

Serial ATA 6Gb/s (SATA Revision 3)

Hard drive format

3" 1/2

Capacity

20 TB

Performance

Rotation speed

7200 RPM

Cache size

512 MB

Recording technology

CMR

Design

Hard drive type

HDD (Hard Disk Drive)

Use

for server

Physical characteristics

Width

101.6 mm

Height

26.1 mm

Depth

147 mm

Weight

690 g

Warranties

Commercial warranty

Legal warranty

Product referenced on 28 Feb 2024

Customer reviews
Global rating
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  • by petitpadawan
    Posted on 24 Apr 2025
    Bought on 27 Mar 2025 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 11 Average rating: 9

    Good HDD

    After a few weeks of use, nothing in particular happened. Everything seems to work perfectly. The actual capacity is 14.5 TB.

    Model: Western Digital WD Gold 16 TB (WD161KRYZ)
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  • by TKH0
    Posted on 26 Mar 2025
    Bought on 25 Feb 2025 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 7 Average rating: 7

    Good product

    How long does it take to copy 8TB via USB? The drive works very well, we'll have to see how long it lasts, but there's no reason why.
    The LDLC service is top notch, as usual.

    Model: Western Digital WD Gold 12 TB (WD121KRYZ)
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  • by MF.dll
    Posted on 22 Mar 2025
    Bought on 22 Feb 2025 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

    Compliant disc

    I bought this drive to go with a DS418 which already has 2 18TB Ultrastars. I don't have much more to say, my nas hasn't been any noisier since I added it (it was noisier before too??), in terms of performance, it's obviously a long way from a SATA SSD but it's more than enough for my needs. I'll have to wait and see, but for the moment I'm very happy with it. The price may be a bit high, but it's the only 18TB with 512MB cache in this price bracket.

    Model: Western Digital WD Gold 18 TB (WD181KRYZ)
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  • by Franck P
    Posted on 28 Oct 2024
    Bought on 16 Oct 2024 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

    Absolutely perfect

    Very satisfied with the purchase of a Western Digital WD Gold 4Tb WD4004FRYZ to replace a Seagate ST2000DM001.
    This drive, which can be heard scratching when in use, is still less noisy than the old Seagate.
    The drive can be prepared on a Synology DS1618+ (also bought from LDLC a long time ago and still active). A warning message is displayed, however, because the WD4004FRYZ is not yet referenced in the list of compatible drives. If you want to use this drive on a Windows PC after a quick reformat, you'll need to delete all the DSM logical partitions.
    The drive is delivered in a vacuum-packed blister pack (bulk without screws or cables) surrounded by a solid layer of cardboard. I miss the LDLC packaging of yesteryear, which included a good layer of foam to prevent Dead on arrival.

    Model: Western Digital WD Gold 4Tb (WD4004FRYZ)
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  • by Jean-LouisB
    Posted on 9 May 2024
    Bought on 10 Apr 2024 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 10

    Flawless quality.

    I've been buying Western Digital hard drives since at least the year 2000 and I've never had the slightest problem using them, which is why I'm pleased to testify today...

    Model: Western Digital WD Gold 22Tb (WD221KRYZ)
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  • by Thierry M
    Posted on 4 Sep 2023
    Bought on 6 Aug 2023 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 9 Average rating: 9

    Good mass support

    Used for backup: does the job well, throughput seems OK but I didn't try to test it.
    Clearly noisier than a WD Red, with too much idle and scratching noise for a silent tower, so I only use it occasionally in an external case.
    As for reliability, we'll see over time.
    There's nothing wrong with LDLC's service, it's really good.

    Model: Western Digital WD Gold 12 TB (WD121KRYZ)
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  • by JeanF
    Posted on 5 Dec 2021
    Bought on 29 Nov 2021 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 5

    Packaging a little better to protect HHDs

    the very basic packaging: the disc in a sheet of cardboard, some crumpled paper underneath, in a small cardboard box. I remembered more protective packaging for HDDS.

    Model: Western Digital WD Gold 18 TB (WD181KRYZ)
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  • by IT-C
    Posted on 13 Sep 2021
    Bought on 29 Mar 2021 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 17 Average rating: 8

    Just excellent

    Bought a few months ago on LDLC for 589€9. Now it's 799€96!
    That was before the price increase.
    The capacity is just huge. And the transfer rates are great.
    Used in a Synology DS216+ NAS.
    You can hear a few clicks at startup, and that's normal (tray test).
    After that, the noise remains relatively contained (but not for a 100% silent configuration).
    A must have!

    Model: Western Digital WD Gold 18 TB (WD181KRYZ)
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  • by Richard G
    Posted on 2 Aug 2021
    Bought on 20 Jul 2021 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 4 Average rating: 10

    CLEAR

    I have had it for 2 weeks. It works well, nothing to report.
    It seems to be slightly noisier when scratching than my previous 10TB Seagate.
    Note that the LDLC packaging is impeccable. This is very important for hard drives. This doesn't seem to be the case for another very large online competitor, where this drive may be slightly cheaper but the reviews say it's sitting right in a big box.

    Model: Western Digital WD Gold 12 TB (WD121KRYZ)
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  • by Tof
    Posted on 29 Mar 2021
    Bought on 1 Mar 2021 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 6 Average rating: 8

    Excellence and space

    Hello,
    Ordered on Monday, received on Wednesday. Thank you LDLC.
    I already own a 10TB Gold (full) and chose the same range as my PC is on 24/7.
    I lightened its little brother and during the transfer which lasted 6 hours, I was able to transfer about 5Tb, with an average of 250Mb/s with peaks at 267/269!
    It more than lives up to its promise, given that the source was a mechanical HDD. Even from an SSD, the transfers also plateaued at around 270MB/s. My PC (Asustek P9X79 & 3930K) is almost 10 years old with SATA controllers that struggle a bit.
    It looks quieter than the 10TB version.
    I hope this Gold Hard Drive will last longer than the 2 WD Blacks I had that gave up the ghost after 6 years, a few months apart :(

    Model: Western Digital WD Gold 18 TB (WD181KRYZ)
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