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WD6004FZWX-00BKVA0 6TB

WD6004FZWX-00BKVA0 6TB
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Effective Speed +32% Effective Speed 32%Average Score +113% Read 32%, Write 41%, 4K Read 502%, 4K Write 83%, Mixed 70%, 4K Mixed 32%, SusWrite 32%Peak Score +133% Read 21%, Write 29%, 4K Read 635%, 4K Write 86%, Mixed 101%, 4K Mixed 40%, SusWrite 20%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -33,811%Nice To Haves +394% Age 394%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 1TB (2013)

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Black 2TB (2013)

Barracuda 7200.14 3TB

Average Bench: 116% (1^st of 1015)

Based on 337 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD6004FZWX-00BKVA0, WDC WD60 04FZWX-00BKV, WDC WD6004FZWX-0, WDC WD60 04FZWX-00BKVA0, WDC WD6004FZWX-00BKV

Poor: 82%Average: 116% Great: 136%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD WD6004FZWX-00BKVA0 6TB averaged 16.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD6004FZWX-00BKVA0 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 5.15MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.1MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD6004FZWX-00BKVA0 6TB is 54.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD6004FZWX-00BKVA0 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 135MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 193MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 337 samples)

Rank 1116%

Min	Avg	Max
127	Read 205	241
124	Write 193	232
51.4	Mixed 135	188
118	SusWrite 198	234
135% 183 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.35	4K Read 5.15	7.6
1.25	4K Write 3.64	4.6
0.6	4K Mixed 1.1	1.4
404% 3.3 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 4 days ago.

5.5TB free

Firmware: 02.01A02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 237 239 236 234 237 MB/s

138% Outstanding

Write 234

Mixed 168

SusWrite 235

162% 220 MB/s

4K Read 6.9

4K Write 4.6

4K Mixed 1.4

528% 4.3 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

5TB free

Firmware: 02.01A02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 228 232 229 229 227 MB/s

131% Outstanding

Write 217

Mixed 154

SusWrite 229

152% 206 MB/s

4K Read 5.9

4K Write 4.6

4K Mixed 1.2

464% 3.9 MB/s

ESP-User, 6 days ago.

928GB free

Firmware: 02.01A02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 111 114 112 112 MB/s

89% Excellent

Write 193

Mixed 126

SusWrite 112

116% 157 MB/s

4K Read 5.4

4K Write 3.9

4K Mixed 1.1

420% 3.47 MB/s

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Gaming 129%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $194

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $179Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	4,659x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $159Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	4,284x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,425x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,244x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,082x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,472x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,840x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,107x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	867x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	772x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	728x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	646x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $994

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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