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WD WD6002FZWX

Black 6TB (2016)

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Release date: Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 98.9% (6th of 1015)

Based on 4,607 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBGB0, WDC WD6002FZWX-0, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBGB0
Poor: 66%Average: 98.9% Great: 122%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 6TB (2016) averaged just 1.1% 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 4.86MB/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 56.1%. 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 75.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 172MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,607 samples)
Rank 698.9%
Min Avg Max
106 Read 172 213
110 Write 176 217
51.7 Mixed 75.5 87.1
106 SusWrite 172 215
109% 149 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.98 1.1
2.9 4K Write 4.86 6.4
0.5 4K Mixed 0.71 0.9
210% 2.18 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 199 196 203 204 201 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 217
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 201
128% 176 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6.6
4K Mixed 0.9
264% 2.83 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 183 175 178 184 186 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 180
Mixed 74.9
SusWrite 182
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 0.5
216% 2.63 MB/s
810GB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 194 197 191 180 178 MB/s
98.8% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 177
Mixed 61
SusWrite 190
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.37 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 166 166 165 162 165 MB/s
97.2% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 181
Mixed 66
SusWrite 165
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.6
190% 1.97 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 161 169 163 166 MB/s
96.1% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 174
Mixed 81
SusWrite 165
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.8
208% 2.03 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $300 @ launch in Dec '16
BHPhotoUS $24921 months
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Typical Black 6TB (2016) Builds (Compare 3,128 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 115%
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Desktop
Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 98%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $379Bench 88%, 432,219 samples2,492x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $251Bench 84%, 138,726 samples228x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $276Bench 84%, 442,039 samples171x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 129%, 541,484 samples722x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 104%, 707,243 samples618x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 906,947 samples437x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $135Bench 112%, 537,368 samples252x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $99Bench 216%, 118,541 samples176x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 198%, 169,305 samples157x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 83%, 371,676 samples198x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $69Bench 86%, 304,909 samples162x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 89%, 39,853 samples94x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $1,611

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