Verdict

These are closely matched NAS drives of the same capacity - decide on price and warranty. Check the live $/TB above.

WD8004FRYZ
WD Gold · 8TB · Enterprise
$525 ($65.63/TB)
WD80EFPX
WD Red Plus · 8TB · NAS
$355 ($44.37/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
WD8004FRYZ $57.53
WD80EFPX $44.37
Capacity
WD8004FRYZ 8 TB
WD80EFPX 8 TB
Noise (idle)
WD8004FRYZ 20 dB
WD80EFPX 24 dB

Price history

US · cheapest per day

WD8004FRYZ $525 WD80EFPX $355
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$574 $357 $140 Sep 2024 Feb 2025 Jul 2025 Nov 2025 Apr 2026 Sep 2026
WD8004FRYZ WD80EFPX
Capacity 8 TB 8 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise NAS
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 5640 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 24 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $57.53 $44.37
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$525
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$355
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Highlighted cells mark the stronger spec for a NAS build. Failure rates from Backblaze Drive Stats where available; $/TB uses the cheapest live price. Buy links are Amazon affiliate.

WD8004FRYZ

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 550 TB/yr rated · 2,500,000h MTBF

WD80EFPX

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

3yr warranty · 180 TB/yr rated · 1,000,000h MTBF