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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 3,554 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBGB0, WDC WD6002FZWX-0, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD6002FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBGB0
Poor: 67%Average: 99.9% Great: 121%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 6TB (2016) averaged just 0.1% 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 4.95MB/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 75.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.97MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,554 samples)
Rank 499.9%
Min Avg Max
106 Read 172 212
110 Write 176 216
55.8 Mixed 75.5 87.2
110 SusWrite 175 215
109% 150 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.97 1.1
3.2 4K Write 4.95 6.4
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%
5.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 208 210 214 208 210 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 211
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 210
128% 175 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 0.9
252% 2.67 MB/s
388GB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 126 125 121 123 MB/s
72.9% Very good
Read 130
Write 118
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 123
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.5 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $300 @ launch in Dec '16
BHPhotoUS $24917 months
AmazonUS $33011 mins
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Typical Black 6TB (2016) Builds (Compare 13,350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 119%
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Workstation
Workstation 102%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) - $315

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $350Bench 95%, 454,731 samples10,888x
Core i7-8086KIntel  $500Bench 96%, 25,294 samples970x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $240Bench 93%, 164,075 samples563x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $719Bench 127%, 503,168 samples4,922x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 103%, 706,651 samples2,189x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $408Bench 78%, 785,629 samples823x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 216%, 108,899 samples1,282x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $98Bench 272%, 186,383 samples889x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 175,522 samples888x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $94Bench 86%, 134,405 samples1,352x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $185Bench 93%, 31,628 samples770x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 84%, 374,591 samples558x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $1,618

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