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WD WD6002FZWX

Black 6TB (2016)

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Release date: Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 98% (6th of 1015)

Based on 6,414 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBGB0, WDC WD6002FZWX-0, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBGB0
Poor: 65%Average: 98% Great: 121%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 6TB (2016) averaged just 2.0% 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 4.79MB/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 56.8%. 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 74.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 170MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,414 samples)
Rank 698%
Min Avg Max
104 Read 170 212
113 Write 173 215
54.2 Mixed 74.5 87.6
109 SusWrite 171 214
107% 147 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.97 1.1
2.8 4K Write 4.79 6.3
0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 0.9
207% 2.16 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 201 205 209 198 203 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 198
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 202
126% 173 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.4
194% 2.4 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 170 179 170 172 167 MB/s
94.4% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 149
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 170
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
227% 1.67 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 81.H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 126 121 123 119 MB/s
91.9% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 213
Mixed 91.5
SusWrite 122
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 0.9
257% 2.67 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $300 @ launch in Dec '16
AmazonUS $24018 mins
BHPhotoUS $2493 years
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Typical Black 6TB (2016) Builds (Compare 19,229 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 123%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 113%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $300Bench 89%, 699,090 samples12,910x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $235Bench 90%, 239,862 samples2,269x
Core i7-8700Intel  $173Bench 88%, 355,950 samples1,013x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $861Bench 137%, 717,838 samples3,792x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 106%, 1,005,992 samples2,679x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $138Bench 80%, 1,277,123 samples1,264x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 269%, 436,255 samples1,090x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 106%, 751,699 samples922x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $59Bench 215%, 164,196 samples849x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $76Bench 84%, 251,801 samples1,253x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $64Bench 82%, 566,942 samples1,119x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $160Bench 91%, 88,646 samples899x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $1,497

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WD Black hard drives are designed for desktop PC and power users...

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Intel Core i5-12600K $275Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $470Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $160Nvidia RTX 3070 $535Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $350Nvidia RTX 3050 $325Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $64SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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