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WD WD6001FZWX

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

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%
5.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 211 212 213 210 211 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 209
Write 221
Mixed 117
SusWrite 212
139% 190 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
355% 2.93 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 200 200 200 199 199 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 242
Mixed 123
SusWrite 201
141% 192 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
448% 3.57 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 205 222 212 212 212 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 242
Mixed 98.5
SusWrite 214
135% 185 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.5
164% 1.67 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 163 171 166 167 167 MB/s
99.4% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 249
Mixed 125
SusWrite 168
132% 179 MB/s
4K Read 7.1
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
472% 3.87 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $300 @ launch in Jun '15
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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  $116Bench 80%, 34,039 samples583x
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples561x
Core i7-5960XIntel  $189Bench 80%, 15,468 samples485x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $237Bench 124%, 840,268 samples223x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples205x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples128x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples80x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $330Bench 223%, 54,978 samples61x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $117Bench 310%, 455,997 samples61x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsair  $70Bench 85%, 8,498 samples40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples36x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples28x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $630

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