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Average Bench: 97.9% (8th of 1015)

more Based on 2,368 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD6001FZWX-00A2VA0, WDC WD6001FZWX-00ZHUA0, WDC WD6001FZWX-00A2V, WDC WD60 01FZWX-00A2VA0, WDC WD6001FZWX-0, WDC WD6001FZWX-00ZHU, WDC WD60 01FZWX-00ZHUA0
Poor: 67%Average: 97.9% Great: 122%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 6TB (2015) averaged just 2.1% 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 4.61MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.02MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 6TB (2015) is 54.5%. 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 167MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,368 samples)
Rank 897.9%
Min Avg Max
106 Read 167 211
146 Write 203 246
71.4 Mixed 103 126
113 SusWrite 173 216
118% 161 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.84 4K Read 4.61 7
2.5 4K Write 3.16 3.5
0.7 4K Mixed 1.02 1.1
364% 2.93 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 143 143 144 144 143 MB/s
95.4% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 220
Mixed 104
SusWrite 144
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.1
392% 3.1 MB/s
49GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 194 194 189 151 125 MB/s
82% Excellent
Read 109
Write 194
Mixed 106
SusWrite 176
108% 146 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
332% 2.73 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 133 133 133 133 132 MB/s
81.7% Excellent
Read 149
Write 231
Mixed 116
SusWrite 134
116% 157 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
395% 3.23 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 17,071,301 HDDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $300 @ launch in Jun '15
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Typical Black 6TB (2015) Builds (Compare 2,199 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 112%
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Desktop
Desktop 113%
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Workstation
Workstation 99%
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Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE II - $452

CPU
Core i7-6850KIntel  $440Bench 92%, 12,420 samples668x
Core i7-6800KIntel  $374Bench 87%, 19,738 samples585x
Core i7-6900KIntel  $900Bench 96%, 3,221 samples257x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 123%, 449,288 samples644x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 154%, 308,250 samples408x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $380Bench 98%, 573,744 samples296x
SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $350Bench 227%, 31,419 samples245x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $139Bench 285%, 35,527 samples183x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 217%, 78,507 samples117x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 100%, 2,277 samples44x
HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GBKingstonBench 95%, 1,427 samples41x
4x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 14,239 samples39x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $1,770

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