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WD WD6002FZWX

Black 6TB (2016)

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Release date: Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 99.9% (4th of 1015)

Based on 5,651 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBGB0, WDC WD6002FZWX-0, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBGB0
Poor: 69%Average: 99.9% Great: 122%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 6TB (2016) averaged 0.0% 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 4.97MB/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 52.2%. 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 76MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.98MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,651 samples)
Rank 499.9%
Min Avg Max
116 Read 174 212
119 Write 178 216
57.3 Mixed 76 87.4
108 SusWrite 173 214
110% 150 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.98 1.1
3.2 4K Write 4.97 6.4
0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 0.9
211% 2.22 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 221 199 221 219 224 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 200
Mixed 88.9
SusWrite 217
130% 178 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 0.9
258% 2.73 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 193 204 206 205 191 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 202
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 201
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 0.5
220% 2.67 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 172 168 174 169 174 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 200
Mixed 85
SusWrite 171
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.7
218% 2.3 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 173 174 169 178 177 MB/s
98.6% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 165
Mixed 73.1
SusWrite 175
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.7
227% 2.5 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 172 180 184 186 180 MB/s
95.4% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 165
Mixed 75
SusWrite 181
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.9
212% 1.87 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $300 @ launch in Dec '16
BHPhotoUS $2492 years
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Typical Black 6TB (2016) Builds (Compare 22,401 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 179%
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Desktop
Desktop 95%
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Workstation
Workstation 207%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING - $330

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $420Bench 88%, 248,527 samples5,647x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $269Bench 87%, 603,576 samples3,806x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $550Bench 100%, 52,885 samples2,395x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $700Bench 204%, 153,391 samples2,293x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 117%, 482,957 samples2,191x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $770Bench 137%, 206,790 samples1,658x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $150Bench 322%, 272,555 samples2,245x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $169Bench 300%, 253,881 samples1,620x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $82Bench 285%, 288,759 samples1,154x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 105%, 54,695 samples1,775x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $330Bench 88%, 107,270 samples818x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $98Bench 85%, 258,302 samples482x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $1,600

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