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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 Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
170GB free
Firmware: 0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 191 197 198 197 196 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 196
Mixed 73.9
SusWrite 197
119% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.6
206% 2.3 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 151 187 186 192 194 MB/s
96.9% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 142
Mixed 62
SusWrite 171
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.27 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 152 159 160 159 MB/s
91.6% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 157
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 158
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 0.6
219% 2.53 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $300 @ launch in Dec '16
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Typical Black 6TB (2016) Builds (Compare 6,765 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 183%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 204%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING - $370

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $336Bench 99%, 79,047 samples1,603x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $230Bench 98%, 148,645 samples1,135x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $480Bench 100%, 31,947 samples950x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $760Bench 187%, 424,051 samples928x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $865Bench 206%, 166,050 samples763x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,200Bench 210%, 158,856 samples512x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $106Bench 395%, 138,490 samples733x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $89Bench 332%, 443,394 samples578x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $190Bench 297%, 331,647 samples353x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples370x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $250Bench 89%, 144,399 samples156x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples135x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $1,572

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