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WD WD6001FZWX

Black 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 94.9% (11th of 1015)

more Based on 4,004 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: 94.9% Great: 122%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 6TB (2015) averaged just 5.1% 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 4.6MB/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 58%. 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 101MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 162MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,004 samples)
Rank 1194.9%
Min Avg Max
102 Read 162 214
137 Write 200 246
69.7 Mixed 101 127
110 SusWrite 167 214
116% 158 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.94 4K Read 4.6 7.06
2.5 4K Write 3.15 3.5
0.7 4K Mixed 1.01 1.1
363% 2.92 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: 221 215 206 222 216 217 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 250
Mixed 126
SusWrite 216
147% 201 MB/s
4K Read 7.1
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.1
483% 3.9 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 167 168 168 168 168 MB/s
94.4% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 198
Mixed 83.6
SusWrite 169
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.1
350% 2.77 MB/s
172GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 155 167 159 158 157 MB/s
92.3% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 247
Mixed 116
SusWrite 160
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
431% 3.47 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $300 @ launch in Jun '15
AmazonUS $2894 months
EbayUS $2969 secs
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Gaming
Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 101%
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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME - $310

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel  $178Bench 82%, 80,013 samples696x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $444Bench 84%, 29,952 samples657x
Core i7-5960XIntel  $400Bench 84%, 13,255 samples511x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 136%, 604,866 samples300x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $450Bench 106%, 781,161 samples277x
GTX 980-TiNvidia  $560Bench 81%, 166,204 samples242x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 616,214 samples111x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $391Bench 223%, 36,879 samples96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 307%, 197,148 samples62x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GBKingstonBench 93%, 3,602 samples40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $210Bench 89%, 3,174 samples39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsair  $166Bench 86%, 6,458 samples39x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $1,436

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Intel Core i5-9600K $208Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257Nvidia RTX 3070 $500Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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