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Black 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 94.4% (10th of 1015)

more Based on 3,655 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: 65%Average: 94.4% Great: 122%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 6TB (2015) averaged just 5.6% 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 4.66MB/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 57.3%. 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 102MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 158MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,655 samples)
Rank 1094.4%
Min Avg Max
87.8 Read 158 215
129 Write 199 246
67.1 Mixed 102 127
110 SusWrite 170 216
115% 157 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.64 4K Read 4.66 7.1
2.6 4K Write 3.18 3.5
0.7 4K Mixed 1.01 1.1
365% 2.95 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: 204 199 194 204 200 200 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 229
Mixed 111
SusWrite 200
127% 174 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
368% 2.97 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 181 183 183 183 184 MB/s
92.7% Outstanding
Read 138
Write 211
Mixed 99.3
SusWrite 183
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
401% 3.27 MB/s
211GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 213 214 215 213 216 MB/s
90.9% Outstanding
Read 101
Write 174
Mixed 88.6
SusWrite 215
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.9
284% 2.37 MB/s
67GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 110 102 104 103 106 MB/s
69.1% Good
Read 132
Write 140
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 107
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
356% 2.87 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $300 @ launch in Jun '15
AmazonUS $2899 months
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Typical Black 6TB (2015) Builds (Compare 3,132 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 110%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME - $310

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel  $175Bench 80%, 95,742 samples868x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $599Bench 82%, 35,040 samples841x
Core i7-5960XIntel  $350Bench 82%, 6,733 samples696x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $1,074Bench 135%, 684,921 samples376x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $450Bench 106%, 916,461 samples341x
GTX 980-TiNvidia  $560Bench 81%, 176,658 samples293x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $135Bench 112%, 684,094 samples145x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $391Bench 225%, 52,085 samples118x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $156Bench 320%, 258,340 samples88x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsair  $186Bench 87%, 7,126 samples52x
Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GBG.SKILL  $234Bench 94%, 2,797 samples50x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $210Bench 89%, 3,477 samples49x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 41% - Average Total price: $1,880

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Intel Core i5-11400F $220Nvidia RTX 3070 $500Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-11600K $259Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-11700K $380Nvidia RTX 3080 $700Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $94SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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