{"id":1486025,"date":"2026-02-04T14:26:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/97ygwa2waFNLZYNonnzxvJ"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:26:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:26:53","slug":"wds-new-hdd-tech-promises-flash-like-performance-and-just-maybe-a-way-out-of-the-dreaded-memory-supply-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wds-new-hdd-tech-promises-flash-like-performance-and-just-maybe-a-way-out-of-the-dreaded-memory-supply-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"WD&#8217;s new HDD tech promises &#8216;flash-like&#8217; performance and just maybe a way out of the dreaded memory supply crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Fair to say we&#8217;re all desperate for a way out of the AI-driven <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/memory\/ram-and-storage-is-ridiculously-expensive-right-now-because-of-drumroll-ai-of-course-and-theres-little-reason-to-think-prices-will-drop-any-time-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\">memory and storage supply crisis<\/a>, right? Well, how about a new class of old-school magnetic hard drives optimised for AI and with &#8220;flash-like&#8221; performance that might take the pressure off NAND memory and SSDs?<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s exactly what storage specialist WD has announced. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.westerndigital.com\/performance-optimized-hdd-4x-throughput-hbdt-dual-pivot\/\" target=\"_blank\">In a blog post<\/a>, WD has detailed a pair of new HDD technologies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Two breakthrough technologies can help solve the problem: High bandwidth drive technology (HBDT) enables multiple tracks to be read\/written simultaneously, while dual pivot technology adds a second actuator to increase both capacity and performance,&#8221; the blog says.<\/p>\n<p>WD claims this results in, &#8220;4x throughput gains without sacrificing economics. Combining HBDT (2-track) and dual pivot can boost throughput from 300 MB\/s to 1.2 GB\/s\u2014a 4x increase. A future design that scales to 8-track HBDT could deliver flash-like performance at HDD total cost of ownership (TCO).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A boost from 300 MB\/s to 1,200 MB\/s is certainly a huge leap. Indeed, WD says that this approach could scale out to yet faster drives.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"ZCnVm7FTahB9QDs5NvdQYi\" name=\"850x.jpg\" alt=\"WD Black SN850X SSD on a gaming PC case.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wds-new-hdd-tech-promises-flash-like-performance-and-just-maybe-a-way-out-of-the-dreaded-memory-supply-crisis.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">If WD can flog some HDDs to the AI bros, maybe that will leave some SSDs spare for PCs. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Western Digital)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Combining additional tracks goes even further\u2014eight-track HBDT plus dual pivot could have a theoretical maximum throughput near 4.8 GB\/s, a performance level that would expand the list of applications able to leverage mechanical spinning HDDs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But there are implications that this type of performance may only pertain to very large sequential data transfers. &#8220;WD\u2019s engineering approach prioritizes throughput per terabyte (MB\/s\/TB)\u2014ideal for AI training, object storage, data lakes, and video streaming at exabyte scale,&#8221; the company says.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, not the little itty bitty random access performance that arguably makes more difference to day-to-day PC performance than peak sequential performance. Of course, that probably doesn&#8217;t matter. WD&#8217;s announcement makes it clear enough where these drives are intended to end up. And it&#8217;s not inside our PCs.<\/p>\n<p>However, if WD&#8217;s new HDD tech is indeed fast enough to replace SSDs in some enterprise and AI installations, then that means a bit less demand for SSDs and the flash memory chips they depend on. Which has to be a god thing for PC SSD pricing.<\/p>\n<p>Anywho, WD doesn&#8217;t detail exactly when HDDs with these new technologies will become available. But, frankly, they can&#8217;t come soon enough.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/memory\/wds-new-hdd-tech-promises-flash-like-performance-and-just-maybe-a-way-out-of-the-dreaded-memory-supply-crisis\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fair to say we&#8217;re all desperate for a way out of the AI-driven memory and storage supply crisis, right? Well, how about a new class of old-school magnetic hard drives optimised for AI and with &#8220;flash-like&#8221; performance that might take the pressure off NAND memory and SSDs? That&#8217;s exactly what storage specialist WD has announced. In a blog post, WD has detailed a pair of new HDD technologies. &#8220;Two breakthrough technologies can help solve the problem: High bandwidth drive technology (HBDT) enables multiple tracks to be read\/written simultaneously, while dual pivot technology adds a second actuator to increase both capacity and performance,&#8221; the blog says. WD claims this results in, &#8220;4x throughput gains without sacrificing economics. 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