WD Gold VS PRO
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Gold can do 249MB/s, Red Pro can do 240MB/s.
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Gold has an MTBF of 2.5 million hours, Red Pro only 1 million.
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Gold has an annual failure rate spec, Red Pro does not.
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Red Pro has a workload rate of 300TB/yr, Gold’s specs are defined for a workload of 219TB/yr but the drives are designed for 550TB/yr.
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Gold is more power-hungry. 7.1/6.7W for sequential read/write vs. 5.7W on the Red Pro. 5W idle vs. 2.8W on the Red Pro.
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Gold has a higher operating shock rating of 70G vs. 30G read-write, 65G read-only on the Red Pro.
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Gold is slightly louder on seeks at 36dBA vs. 29dBA
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