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WD WD6002FZWX

Black 6TB (2016)

▲ 5530 ▼

Release date: Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 99.8% (6th of 1015)

Based on 3,382 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBGB0, WDC WD6002FZWX-0, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBGB0
Poor: 68%Average: 99.8% Great: 120%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 6TB (2016) averaged just 0.2% 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 4.77MB/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 52.5%. 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 74.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.97MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,382 samples)
Rank 699.8%
Min Avg Max
105 Read 171 211
116 Write 176 215
51.7 Mixed 74.4 87
109 SusWrite 176 213
109% 149 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.97 1.1
3.01 4K Write 4.77 6.3
0.41 4K Mixed 0.71 0.9
207% 2.15 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 206 205 195 204 207 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 204
Mixed 77
SusWrite 204
125% 172 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 0.5
212% 2.57 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 178 187 191 188 192 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 191
Mixed 81.6
SusWrite 186
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.6
186% 1.97 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 173 182 170 170 176 MB/s
84% Excellent
Read 118
Write 186
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 174
97% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.5
130% 1.3 MB/s
418GB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 141 145 145 149 167 MB/s
79.2% Very good
Read 124
Write 132
Mixed 64
SusWrite 152
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.8
180% 1.53 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $300 @ launch in Dec '16
BHPhotoUS $24913 months
AmazonUS $3001 month
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Typical Black 6TB (2016) Builds (Compare 11,875 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 114%
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Desktop
Desktop 117%
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Workstation
Workstation 94%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) - $260

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $355Bench 93%, 383,533 samples9,748x
Core i7-8086KIntel  $749Bench 96%, 21,972 samples880x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $245Bench 91%, 141,514 samples518x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 129%, 435,255 samples4,452x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 104%, 564,777 samples1,984x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples752x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $127Bench 219%, 99,922 samples1,185x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 203%, 174,625 samples829x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $139Bench 281%, 43,779 samples811x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $95Bench 86%, 101,976 samples1,229x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $227Bench 96%, 24,178 samples655x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 83%, 266,645 samples508x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $1,645

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