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WD WD6002FZWX

Black 6TB (2016)

▲ 5529 ▼

Release date: Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 99.3% (6th of 1015)

Based on 3,129 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBGB0, WDC WD6002FZWX-0, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBGB0
Poor: 66%Average: 99.3% Great: 121%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 6TB (2016) averaged just 0.6% 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 4.64MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.71MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 6TB (2016) is 55.2%. 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 73.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.98MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,129 samples)
Rank 699.3%
Min Avg Max
99.9 Read 172 214
106 Write 176 216
51.5 Mixed 73.9 86.3
109 SusWrite 173 213
108% 149 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 0.98 1.1
2.89 4K Write 4.64 6.21
0.49 4K Mixed 0.71 0.9
205% 2.11 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 214 211 219 206 215 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 206
Mixed 87
SusWrite 212
129% 177 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.6
200% 2.23 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 206 207 204 204 203 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 202
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 205
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 0.8
247% 2.7 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $300 @ launch in Dec '16
BHPhotoUS $24911 months
AmazonUS $30018 mins
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Typical Black 6TB (2016) Builds (Compare 11,234 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 115%
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Desktop
Desktop 117%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) - $210

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $355Bench 93%, 368,008 samples9,268x
Core i7-8086KIntel  $599Bench 96%, 18,597 samples838x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $258Bench 92%, 129,597 samples487x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $799Bench 132%, 410,234 samples4,253x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 104%, 528,138 samples1,907x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $369Bench 79%, 714,011 samples719x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 220%, 101,218 samples1,144x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 152,751 samples805x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $139Bench 283%, 43,380 samples780x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $85Bench 87%, 82,476 samples1,187x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $227Bench 94%, 21,999 samples609x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $71Bench 85%, 252,931 samples485x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $1,589

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