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WD WD6002FZWX

Black 6TB (2016)

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Release date: Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 99.6% (5th of 1015)

Based on 5,809 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBGB0, WDC WD6002FZWX-0, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBGB0
Poor: 70%Average: 99.6% Great: 122%

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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 4.97MB/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 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 76.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.98MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,809 samples)
Rank 599.6%
Min Avg Max
114 Read 174 215
118 Write 178 219
58.1 Mixed 76.2 87.5
110 SusWrite 172 214
109% 150 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.98 1.1
3.3 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%
2TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 196 188 193 200 193 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 177
Mixed 74.8
SusWrite 194
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.7
192% 1.87 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 145 162 170 171 167 MB/s
84.2% Excellent
Read 129
Write 138
Mixed 75
SusWrite 163
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 0.9
257% 2.67 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $300 @ launch in Dec '16
BHPhotoUS $2493 years
AmazonUS $27017 mins
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Typical Black 6TB (2016) Builds (Compare 29,929 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 176%
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Desktop
Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 205%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING - $360

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $540Bench 86%, 277,861 samples6,584x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $330Bench 84%, 711,833 samples4,421x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $531Bench 102%, 111,236 samples4,292x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $700Bench 206%, 201,032 samples2,909x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 535,413 samples2,536x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $770Bench 137%, 218,627 samples1,931x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $111Bench 324%, 363,669 samples2,925x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $170Bench 411%, 86,268 samples1,995x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $111Bench 298%, 294,852 samples1,980x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 103%, 67,286 samples2,227x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $226Bench 87%, 129,103 samples972x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $88Bench 84%, 298,312 samples592x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $1,711

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Official site www.wdc.com/...

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

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Intel Core i5-12400F $184Nvidia RTX 3070 $500Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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