Ultrastar® DC HC310

DATA SHEET 3.5-INCH DATA CENTER HARD DRIVES

Economics and Access Speed: Key Requirements

for Low Capacity HDDs in the Data Center
As the industry evolves to develop purpose-built solutions for growing data storage
requirements, IT managers continue to rely on lower capacity drives that are
economical to acquire, yet deliver quick and reliable data access for traditional data
center applications. Ultrastar ® DC HC310* is a low-capacity HDD, with 6TB and 4TB
offerings, that helps address economic and access requirements of many traditional
IT workloads. Low capacity drives also help address architecture limitations. Part of
our mid-capacity DC HC300 series, the Ultrastar DC HC310 is designed for traditional
storage and server applications as well as distributed and scalable computing,
including block and file storage architectures, providing fast 7,200 RPM performance
and lower acquisition cost to help ease budget constraints. Ultrastar DC HC310 is
offered with either 6Gb/s SATA or 12Gb/s SAS interface in a 512e format. A 512n option
is also available on 4TB models to support legacy systems with native 512-byte
block sizes.
6TB and 4TB | 7200 RPM | 12Gb/s SAS or 6Gb/s SATA

Technology Innovation Delivers Efficiency and

Highlights Performance for Traditional and Legacy Systems
•• Excellent random and sequential performance Ultrastar DC HC310 is based on a new 4-disk air platform design that uses conventional
•• 6TB and 4TB capacity points support traditional magnetic recording (CMR) technology in a 3.5-inch large form factor. Compared to the
IT systems prior generation, Ultrastar 7K6000, the DC HC310 delivers a 12% performance boost
•• Sustained transfer rate up to 255MB/s (512e/4Kn and uses slightly larger-diameter media. It features a second-generation, dual-stage
models); 233MB/s (512n models) micro actuator to enhance head positioning accuracy for better drive performance.
•• Choice of 12Gb/s SAS or 6Gb/s SATA Write performance gains are also supported by Western Digital’s media cache
architecture, a disk-based caching technology that provides a large cache area on
•• Advanced Format 512e9 models up to 6TB;
the disk, which also improves reliability and data integrity during unexpected power
512n formatting available on 4TB to support
loss. Finally, the addition of flash-based non-volatile cache (NVC) on both SATA and
legacy systems
SAS models helps improve write performance. The Ultrastar DC HC310 also includes
•• Self-Encrypting Drive options a Rebuild Assist feature, which helps dramatically reduce RAID rebuild times and
•• 5-year limited warranty maintain system performance during the rebuild process. Learn more in our Rebuild
Assist technical brief.
Applications & Workloads
•• Distributed file systems, like Apache Hadoop®, Data Security with Trusted Quality, Reliability
to support Big Data analytics
Compliance and privacy requirements drive the need for increased data security.
•• Direct & Network Attached Storage
Ultrastar DC HC310 helps protect data from unauthorized use by offering security
(DAS & NAS)
and encryption options. Both SAS and SATA models offer hardware-based encryption
•• RAID arrays options, which includes both Sanitize Crypto Scramble / Erase functionality and
•• Legacy applications requiring 512n format (4TB) TCG encryption (Trusted Computing Group, Enterprise SSC). Additionally, SAS SED is
also offered as a FIPS 140–2 Level 2 certified model. The Ultrastar DC HC310 extends
Western Digital’s long-standing tradition of reliability leadership with a 2M-hour MTBF ²
rating and a 5-year limited warranty.

Features & Benefits

Feature / Function Benefits
Capacity • 6TB & 4TB • Lower capacity points needed for traditional IT workloads and applications
• Advanced Format up to 6TB • Enables higher capacities and reliability
• 512n format available on 4TB • Compatibility with legacy systems

Performance • Non-volatile cache (NVC) • Improved write performance and write splice protection
• Up to 255MB/s transfer rate (512e/4Kn); • 12% faster than prior generation
233MB/s transfer rate (512n)

Reliability • Dual-stage Micro Actuator • Better head positioning and rotational vibration robustness
• 2M hours MTBF and 0.44% AFR • One of the highest reliability ratings for air-filled Capacity Enterprise HDDs
• 5-year limited warranty

*Previously known as Ultrastar 7K8

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DATA SHEET 3.5-INCH DATA CENTER HARD DRIVES

Specifications
Configuration SATA Models SAS Models SATA Models SAS Models
Model # HUS726TxTALE6yz HUS726TxTAL52yz Acoustics
HUS726T4TALA6yz HUS726T4TALS2yz
Idle/Operating (Bels, typical) 2.9 / 3.6 ←
Interface SATA 6Gb/s SAS 12Gb/s
←
Power
Capacity1 6TB / 4TB
Requirement +5V, +12V ←
Form Factor 3.5-inch ←
Operating (W, typical) 7
7.0 12.1
Sector size (bytes)3 4Kn: 4096 4Kn: 4096, 4104,
512n*/512e: 512 4160, 4224 Idle (W)8 5.9 7.0
512n*/512e: 512, 520,
528 Physical
Max. areal density 512e/4Kn: 782, 696 (4TB) ← z-height (mm, max) 26.1 ←
(Gbits/sq. in., max) 512n*: 753 ←
Dimensions (width x depth, mm) 101.6 (+/-0.25) x 147 ←
Performance
Weight (g, max) 715 ←
Data buffer (MB)4 256 ←
Environmental (operating)
Rotational speed (RPM) 7200 ←
Ambient Temperature 5°C to 60°C ←
Latency average (ms) 4.16 ←
Shock (half-sign wave, 2 ms, G) 70 ←
Interface transfer rate (MB/s, max) 600 1200
Vibration (G RMS, 5 to 500 Hz) 0.67 (XYZ) ←
Sustained transfer rate5
(MiB/sec, typ.) 512e/4Kn: Up to 243 ←
Environmental (non-operating)
(MB/sec, typ.) 512n*: 222
512e/4Kn: Up to 255 ← Ambient Temperature -40°C to 70°C ←
512n*: 233
Shock (half-sign wave, 2 ms, G) 300 ←
Reliability ←
Vibration (G RMS, 2 to 200 Hz) 1.04 (XYZ)
Error Rate (non-recoverable bits read) 1 in 1015 ←
NOTE: See “How to Read Model Number” below for possible values of x, y and z in model numbers.
Load/Unload cycles (at 40°C) 600,000 ←

MTBF2 2M hours ←

Annual failure rate (AFR)2 0.44% ←

Availability (hrs/day x days/wk) 24x7 ←

Limited Warranty (yrs) 5 ←

1
One megabyte (MB) is equal to one million bytes, one 3
Advanced Format drive: 4K (4096-byte) physical sec How to Read the Ultrastar Model Number
gigabyte (GB) is equal to 1,000MB (one billion bytes), 4
Portion of buffer capacity used for drive firmware
and one terabyte (TB) is equal to 1,000GB (one trillion ⁵ 1MiB = 1,048,576 bytes (220), 1MB = 1,000,000 bytes HUS726TxTALE6yz = xTB SATA 6Gb/s 512e
bytes) when referring to storage capacity. Accessible (106)
capacity will vary from the stated capacity due to
⁶ Excludes command overhead H = Western Digital y = Power Disable Pin 3 status
formatting, system software, and other factors. U = Ultrastar (0 = Power Disable Pin 3 support
⁷ SATA models: 8K Queue Depth = 1 @ 40 IOPS,
2
MTBF and AFR specifications are based on a S = Standard L = Legacy Pin 3 config – No Power
SAS models: 4K Queue Depth = 4 @ Max IOPS
sample population and are estimated by statistical
measurements and acceleration algorithms under
⁸ Idle specification is based on use of Idle_A 72 = 7200 RPM Disable Support)
typical operating conditions for this drive model. ⁹ 512e models can be converted to 4Kn format and 6T = Max capacity in series (6TB) z = Data Security Mode
MTBF and AFR ratings do not predict an individual vice versa. xT = Capacity of this model 1 = SED**: Self Encrypting Drive.
drive’s reliability and do not constitute a warranty. (6T = 6TB, 4T = 4TB) TCG-Enterprise and Sanitize Crypto
A = Generation code Scramble / Erase.
L = 26.1mm z-height 4 = Base (SE)**: No Encryption.
E6⁹ = Interface (512e SATA 6Gb/s) Sanitize Overwrite only.
(A6* = 512n SATA 6Gb/s, 5 = SED-FIPS: SED w/ certification
S2* = 512n SAS 12Gb/s, (SAS only).
52⁹ = 512e SAS 12Gb/s)
* Available on 4TB capacities
** ATA Security Feature Set comes standard on SATA

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