The breadth and depth of Big Data drive the general demand for higher capacities across a wide range of applications and workloads. Western Digital lays the foundation for a worry-free data center, offering the capacity needed to handle the data explosion with the Ultrastar DC HC500 series hard drives. The DC HC500 series is designed for public and private cloud environments where storage density and cost-effective infrastructure are critical. The 18 TB/16 TB Ultrastar DC HC550 hard drives are the first commercial implementation of energy-assisted magnetic recording technology and utilize the industry's first three-stage actuator. These technologies, integrated with HelioSeal on a 9-platter platform, deliver the highest areal density and unmatched total cost of ownership for customer and market requirements. Extreme durability: CMR hard drive with 18 TB for hyperscale, cloud, and enterprise storage.
Scope of application | Enterprise |
Interface | SATA |
Interface version | SATA III |
Cache | 512 MB |
Sustained Speed HDD | 269 MB/s |
Max. Speed | 7200 RPM |
Storage Technology | CMR |
Item number | 13546369 |
Manufacturer | WD |
Category | Hard drives |
Manufacturer no. | 0F38459 |
Release date | 15.6.2020 |
Scope of application | Enterprise |
Interface | SATA |
Interface version | SATA III |
Form factor | 3.5" |
Storage capacity | 18 TB |
Cache | 512 MB |
Sustained Speed HDD | 269 MB/s |
Max. Speed | 7200 RPM |
Storage Technology | CMR |
Max. Workload Rate | 550 TB/J |
MTBF | 2500000 h |
Maximum operating temperature | 60 °C |
Max. noise level | 36 dB |
Power consumption (standby) | 5.80 W |
Power consumption | 6.50 W |
Country of origin | China |
Manufacturer commitment | SBTi |
CO₂ emissions | 240.65 kg |
Climate contribution | CHF 5.72 |
Scope of delivery | Instruction manual |
Length | 14.70 cm |
Width | 10.16 cm |
Height | 2.61 cm |
Weight | 690 g |
Length | 21.50 cm |
Width | 13.50 cm |
Height | 5 cm |
Weight | 739 g |
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Western Digital is currently the manufacturer with the highest hard drive capacities: 22 TBytes are available. The company relies on energy-assisted writing and a 64 GB flash component that accelerates access to metadata and also serves as a persistent drive cache. The Ultrastar is slightly faster than the Red Pro in the outer zones; it is also at the top of the test field in simultaneous reading...