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WD WD6002FZWX

Black 6TB (2016)

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Release date: Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 98.1% (6th of 1015)

Based on 4,488 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBGB0, WDC WD6002FZWX-0, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBGB0
Poor: 66%Average: 98.1% Great: 120%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 6TB (2016) averaged just 1.9% 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 4.94MB/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 54%. 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 75.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 170MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,488 samples)
Rank 698.1%
Min Avg Max
106 Read 171 210
115 Write 177 215
55.7 Mixed 75.8 87.7
106 SusWrite 170 215
108% 148 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.97 1.1
3.4 4K Write 4.94 6.3
0.5 4K Mixed 0.71 0.9
210% 2.21 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 182 181 186 179 177 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 165
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 180
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 0.6
213% 2.47 MB/s
749GB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 152 153 155 156 MB/s
96.7% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 186
Mixed 77.1
SusWrite 154
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.7
204% 2.13 MB/s
566GB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 178 171 183 179 182 MB/s
88.3% Excellent
Read 128
Write 137
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 179
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.7
210% 2.23 MB/s
643GB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 148 163 162 161 MB/s
83.6% Excellent
Read 130
Write 134
Mixed 67.7
SusWrite 161
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0.7
204% 2 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $300 @ launch in Dec '16
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Typical Black 6TB (2016) Builds (Compare 13,992 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 109%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 125%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING - $394

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $544Bench 89%, 188,169 samples4,398x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $329Bench 87%, 450,504 samples2,950x
Ryzen 7 3800XAMD  $369Bench 88%, 107,672 samples1,238x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 401,550 samples1,734x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $770Bench 137%, 148,615 samples1,340x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 107%, 286,928 samples1,264x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $150Bench 323%, 187,309 samples1,424x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 307%, 197,148 samples1,112x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 287%, 246,585 samples854x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 102%, 35,196 samples1,179x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $214Bench 87%, 79,497 samples613x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 85%, 188,132 samples342x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $1,598

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