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
€490 (€61.25/TB)
WD8005FFBX
WD Red Pro · 8TB · NAS-Pro
€445 (€55.63/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
WD8004FRYZ $57.53
WD8005FFBX $36.04
Capacity
WD8004FRYZ 8 TB
WD8005FFBX 8 TB
Noise (idle)
WD8004FRYZ 20 dB
WD8005FFBX 20 dB

Price history · IT, cheapest per day

WD8004FRYZ €490 WD8005FFBX €445
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WD8004FRYZ WD8005FFBX
Capacity 8 TB 8 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise NAS-Pro
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 20 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $57.53 $36.04
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€490
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€445
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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

WD8005FFBX

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 300 TB/yr rated · 1,000,000h MTBF