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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
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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: 207 198 204 195 208 200 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 236
Mixed 130
SusWrite 202
134% 182 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
393% 3.2 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 184 181 180 186 182 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 248
Mixed 127
SusWrite 183
134% 182 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
445% 3.63 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 162 162 163 162 162 MB/s
89.1% Excellent
Read 146
Write 134
Mixed 110
SusWrite 164
102% 138 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
350% 2.8 MB/s
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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  $391Bench 77%, 101,694 samples442x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $80Bench 80%, 34,039 samples439x
Core i7-5960XIntel  $160Bench 80%, 15,468 samples382x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $325Bench 124%, 840,268 samples178x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $399Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples153x
GTX 980-TiNvidia  $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples97x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples66x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $180Bench 223%, 54,978 samples54x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $65Bench 310%, 455,997 samples49x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples31x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsair  $80Bench 85%, 8,498 samples29x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples21x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $1,208

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