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WD WD6002FZWX

Black 6TB (2016)

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Release date: Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 100% (5th of 1015)

Based on 5,829 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBGB0, WDC WD6002FZWX-0, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBGB0
Poor: 71%Average: 100% Great: 122%

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Outstanding 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 4.95MB/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 51.8%. 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 76.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.98MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,829 samples)
Rank 5100%
Min Avg Max
119 Read 176 214
120 Write 179 219
58.7 Mixed 76.5 87.5
107 SusWrite 172 215
110% 151 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.98 1.1
3.39 4K Write 4.95 6.4
0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 0.9
211% 2.21 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 212 197 204 208 207 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 192
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 206
122% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 0.5
197% 2.3 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 185 178 186 188 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 199
Mixed 81.9
SusWrite 186
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 0.7
238% 2.7 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 127 138 131 134 128 MB/s
90.1% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 173
Mixed 55.5
SusWrite 131
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.5
149% 1.43 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 132 143 125 133 136 MB/s
64.8% Good
Read 90.7
Write 40.9
Mixed 30.4
SusWrite 135
54% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.2
107% 1.27 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $300 @ launch in Dec '16
BHPhotoUS $2492 years
AmazonUS $39510 days
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Typical Black 6TB (2016) Builds (Compare 26,438 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 181%
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Desktop
Desktop 95%
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Workstation
Workstation 208%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING - $317

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $424Bench 88%, 265,273 samples6,168x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $316Bench 87%, 658,983 samples4,113x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $600Bench 100%, 78,733 samples3,448x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $700Bench 206%, 175,082 samples2,665x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 505,474 samples2,379x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $770Bench 138%, 218,349 samples1,798x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $139Bench 325%, 319,226 samples2,649x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $190Bench 303%, 268,821 samples1,808x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $185Bench 395%, 59,205 samples1,617x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 101%, 61,286 samples2,020x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $312Bench 88%, 111,426 samples894x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $84Bench 84%, 291,089 samples545x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $1,580

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

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