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WD WD6002FZWX

Black 6TB (2016)

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Release date: Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 97.8% (6th of 1015)

Based on 6,443 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBGB0, WDC WD6002FZWX-0, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBGB0
Poor: 64%Average: 97.8% Great: 121%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 6TB (2016) averaged just 2.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black 6TB (2016) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.82MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.7MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 6TB (2016) is 56.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Black 6TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 74.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 169MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,443 samples)
Rank 697.8%
Min Avg Max
103 Read 169 212
113 Write 173 214
53.8 Mixed 74.7 87.8
109 SusWrite 171 214
107% 147 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.97 1.1
2.8 4K Write 4.82 6.3
0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 0.9
208% 2.17 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 193 186 180 187 192 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 205
Mixed 81.3
SusWrite 188
123% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.7
202% 2.1 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 180 187 181 184 179 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 199
Mixed 75
SusWrite 183
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 0.6
208% 2.37 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 161 161 167 165 162 MB/s
92.6% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 170
Mixed 82.7
SusWrite 163
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.7
203% 2.07 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 113 116 117 119 112 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 170
Write 174
Mixed 77
SusWrite 116
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 0.7
223% 2.43 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 132 135 136 130 MB/s
82.3% Excellent
Read 154
Write 169
Mixed 78.4
SusWrite 132
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.8
199% 1.87 MB/s
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Typical Black 6TB (2016) Builds (Compare 8,304 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 184%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 201%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING - $410

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples1,945x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $169Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,358x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $375Bench 88%, 197,342 samples1,117x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,121x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $565Bench 204%, 155,335 samples886x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,095Bench 210%, 158,856 samples620x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $80Bench 385%, 327,441 samples858x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples715x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $147Bench 297%, 331,647 samples428x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples435x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $96Bench 89%, 144,399 samples190x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples158x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $1,300

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