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Black 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 91.6% (16th of 1014)

more Based on 5,447 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD6001FZWX-00A2VA0, WDC WD60 01FZWX-00A2V, WDC WD6001FZWX-00ZHUA0, WDC WD6001FZWX-00A2V, WDC WD60 01FZWX-00A2VA0, WDC WD6001FZWX-0, WDC WD6001FZWX-00ZHU, WDC WD60 01FZWX-00ZHUA0
Poor: 61%Average: 91.6% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 6TB (2015) averaged just 8.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black 6TB (2015) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 4.71MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 6TB (2015) is 57.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Black 6TB (2015) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 103MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 152MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,447 samples)
Rank 1691.6%
Min Avg Max
86.1 Read 152 209
113 Write 197 246
63.7 Mixed 103 128
107 SusWrite 165 217
113% 154 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.7 4K Read 4.71 7
2.4 4K Write 3.17 3.5
0.7 4K Mixed 1 1.1
366% 2.96 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 199 206 201 202 201 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 240
Mixed 125
SusWrite 203
134% 183 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
373% 3 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 149 146 148 147 141 MB/s
82.3% Excellent
Read 138
Write 211
Mixed 97.1
SusWrite 148
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
379% 3.03 MB/s
633GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 119 131 123 124 123 MB/s
80.3% Excellent
Read 153
Write 234
Mixed 117
SusWrite 125
116% 157 MB/s
4K Read 6.1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
436% 3.47 MB/s
80GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 101 110 105 105 104 MB/s
69.3% Good
Read 133
Write 216
Mixed 101
SusWrite 106
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
395% 3.2 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $300 @ launch in Jun '15
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Gaming
Gaming 101%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME - $122

CPU
Core i7-5930KIntel  $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples558x
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples526x
Core i7-5960XIntel  $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples470x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples216x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples199x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples122x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples79x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples61x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples60x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsair  $154Bench 85%, 8,498 samples36x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples34x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples28x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $941

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