Advanced Storage for Smart Video Solutions

WD Purple Pro drives are designed for advanced AI-enabled recorders, video analytics servers and deep learning solutions requiring additional capacity, performance and workload capability.

Purpose-built storage for your smart video solution
The WD Purple™ Pro HDD, with OptiNAND™ technology in 22TB1, delivers big capacity in an enterprise-class drive for video analytics servers, AI, and deep learning systems to enable data-driven outcomes.

Western Digital's exclusive AllFrame™ AI technology
AllFrame AI technology supports up to 32 AI streams for deep learning analytics within the system while reducing frame drops.

Multiple cameras, multiple streams
WD Purple™ Pro drives are optimized to handle up to 64 single-stream HD cameras2 in addition to 32 concurrent AI streams. This flexibility allows you to easily upgrade and scale your smart video solution to meet your changing needs.

Advanced workload capability for advanced systems
These reliable drives are built with a workload rating up to 550TB/year3 to keep up with the 24/7 data capture and analysis demands of advanced AI-enabled recorders, video analytics appliances, and deep learning analytics servers.

Designed for reliable operation
Engineered with an MTBF of up to 2.5 million hours4 and backed with a 5-year limited warranty, the WD Purple™ Pro HDD also features tarnish-resistant components and full multi-bay support for dependable operation in large-scale surveillance systems.

Proactive storage management with WDDA™
Western Digital Device Analytics™ (WDDA) provides drive health management features for compatible recorders and video management systems.

Technical details
Warranty period	5 year(s)
Compliance certificates	BSMI, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), KC, RCM, RoHS, UKCA, UL, VCCI
Weight & dimensions
Width	101.6 mm
Height	26.1 mm
Depth	147 mm
Weight	715 g
Power
Power consumption (standby)	0.3 W
Power consumption (off)	0.3 W
Power consumption (read)	7.3 W
Power consumption (write)	7.3 W
Power consumption (idle)	6.5 W
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shock	65 G
Non-operating shock	250 G
Packaging data
Quantity	1
Features
HDD size	3.5"
HDD capacity	8 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM
Interface	Serial ATA
Type	HDD
Component for	PC
Hybrid-HDD cache memory	0.256 GB
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s
HDD average transfer rate	265 MB/s
RAID levels	JBOD
Number of AI channels	32
Maximum number of cameras supported	64
Start/stop cycles	600000
Workload rate limit	550 TB/year
Noise level (idle)	27 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	2500000 h
Compatible products	Up to 64 single-stream cameras
Certification	BSMI, ICES-003/NMB-003, CE, FCC, KC, Maghreb, RCM, UKCA, VCCI, CB-Scheme, TUV, UL