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WD WD6002FZWX

Black 6TB (2016)

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Release date: Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 99.7% (4th of 1015)

Based on 4,755 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBGB0, WDC WD6002FZWX-0, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBGB0
Poor: 67%Average: 99.7% Great: 121%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 6TB (2016) averaged just 0.3% 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 54.4%. 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 75.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.98MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,755 samples)
Rank 499.7%
Min Avg Max
109 Read 173 211
118 Write 178 215
55.5 Mixed 75.9 88.1
108 SusWrite 173 214
109% 150 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.98 1.1
3.3 4K Write 4.94 6.3
0.5 4K Mixed 0.71 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%
4.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 200 205 206 200 198 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 175
Mixed 83
SusWrite 201
120% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 0.6
219% 2.57 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 200 203 198 191 196 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 179
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 196
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.8
216% 2.13 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 190 192 183 196 192 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 173
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 191
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.7
212% 2.2 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 139 146 144 144 139 MB/s
78.5% Very good
Read 133
Write 125
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 140
81% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.5
145% 1.4 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $300 @ launch in Dec '16
BHPhotoUS $2492 years
AmazonUS $27814 mins
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Gaming 108%
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Desktop
Desktop 95%
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Workstation
Workstation 124%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING - $440

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $485Bench 88%, 219,023 samples5,164x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $305Bench 87%, 532,317 samples3,452x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $440Bench 100%, 59,868 samples1,614x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 432,191 samples2,001x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $700Bench 206%, 119,030 samples1,861x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $770Bench 138%, 164,579 samples1,525x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $167Bench 323%, 229,960 samples1,923x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 303%, 244,236 samples1,424x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 284%, 282,296 samples1,041x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 42,238 samples1,557x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $300Bench 89%, 81,083 samples744x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $120Bench 83%, 239,246 samples422x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $1,602

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