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WD WD6001FZWX

Black 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 93.9% (12th of 1015)

more Based on 3,665 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: 64%Average: 93.9% Great: 120%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 6TB (2015) averaged just 6.1% 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 4.53MB/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 56.7%. 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 99.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 161MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,665 samples)
Rank 1293.9%
Min Avg Max
94.1 Read 161 212
120 Write 198 244
60.8 Mixed 99.5 124
107 SusWrite 165 214
114% 156 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.55 4K Read 4.53 7.05
2 4K Write 3.09 3.5
0.8 4K Mixed 1.02 1.1
359% 2.88 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: 98 125 134 135 135 121 MB/s
94.5% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 201
Mixed 106
SusWrite 125
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
385% 3.13 MB/s
21GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 110 133 130 131 MB/s
67.4% Good
Read 112
Write 193
Mixed 112
SusWrite 120
100% 135 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
387% 3.17 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $300 @ launch in Jun '15
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Typical Black 6TB (2015) Builds (Compare 3,133 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 101%
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Desktop 110%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE II - $452

CPU
Core i7-6850KIntel  $370Bench 88%, 18,209 samples920x
Core i7-6800KIntel  $339Bench 84%, 29,444 samples800x
Core i7-6900KIntel  $679Bench 89%, 3,457 samples376x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 103%, 706,651 samples845x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $749Bench 128%, 494,721 samples568x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 785,629 samples407x
SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $391Bench 221%, 39,399 samples321x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $139Bench 280%, 45,264 samples219x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 216%, 108,899 samples145x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 3,721 samples53x
CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GBCorsairBench 101%, 420 samples49x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 21,814 samples47x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 47% - Average Total price: $1,753

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