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Black 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 91.6% (16th of 1015)

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 Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 193 195 194 193 193 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 217
Mixed 106
SusWrite 195
124% 169 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
456% 3.67 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 196 200 197 198 199 MB/s
95.9% Outstanding
Read 134
Write 181
Mixed 104
SusWrite 199
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
306% 2.5 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 109 124 116 116 116 MB/s
83.3% Excellent
Read 170
Write 247
Mixed 130
SusWrite 117
122% 166 MB/s
4K Read 8
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
509% 4.17 MB/s
271GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 115 117 114 124 132 MB/s
58% Above average
Read 80.3
Write 159
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 121
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
263% 2.07 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $300 @ launch in Jun '15
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Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 82%
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Workstation
Workstation 86%
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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME - $122

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel  $199Bench 77%, 101,694 samples381x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $90Bench 80%, 34,039 samples372x
Core i7-5960XIntel  $365Bench 80%, 15,468 samples329x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $649Bench 124%, 840,268 samples157x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $350Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples137x
GTX 980-TiNvidia  $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples81x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples56x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $180Bench 223%, 54,978 samples47x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $89Bench 332%, 443,394 samples37x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples28x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsair  $100Bench 85%, 8,498 samples27x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $1,289

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