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Black 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 91.1% (21st of 1015)

more Based on 4,791 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: 62%Average: 91.1% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 6TB (2015) averaged just 8.9% 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 1.01MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 6TB (2015) is 55.7%. 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 147MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,791 samples)
Rank 2191.1%
Min Avg Max
83 Read 147 209
119 Write 198 245
69.8 Mixed 103 129
111 SusWrite 169 217
113% 154 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.71 4K Read 4.61 7
2.6 4K Write 3.18 3.5
0.71 4K Mixed 1.01 1.1
362% 2.93 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 191 190 192 193 193 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 209
Write 222
Mixed 119
SusWrite 193
136% 186 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
413% 3.4 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 149 150 151 151 151 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 203
Mixed 110
SusWrite 152
123% 167 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
477% 3.83 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 141 142 142 142 142 MB/s
92.5% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 216
Mixed 106
SusWrite 143
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
402% 3.23 MB/s
598GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 151 151 152 153 152 MB/s
83.6% Excellent
Read 137
Write 216
Mixed 98.5
SusWrite 153
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
328% 2.7 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $300 @ launch in Jun '15
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Typical Black 6TB (2015) Builds (Compare 3,839 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 109%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME - $122

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel  $391Bench 79%, 111,199 samples1,075x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $599Bench 80%, 36,009 samples1,028x
Core i7-5960XIntel  $757Bench 82%, 16,549 samples849x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $861Bench 137%, 714,976 samples458x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 106%, 1,011,713 samples404x
GTX 980-TiNvidia  $560Bench 80%, 184,840 samples335x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $160Bench 110%, 732,014 samples176x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $180Bench 225%, 56,534 samples140x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $111Bench 324%, 363,669 samples107x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsair  $134Bench 84%, 8,013 samples67x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $210Bench 88%, 3,735 samples64x
Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GBG.SKILL  $234Bench 93%, 3,132 samples62x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Average Total price: $1,668

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Good

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Intel Core i5-12600K $289Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-12400F $184Nvidia RTX 3070 $500Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i5-11600K $250Nvidia RTX 3080 $700Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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