WD WD60EZRZ

Blue 6TB (2015)

▲ Blue 6TB (2015)
BENCHMARKS (8,416)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
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$215

Effective Speed -16%Effective Speed -16%Average Score -8%Read -14%, Write -17%, 4K Read -43%, 4K Write 17%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed 13%, SusWrite -17%Peak Score -9%Read -14%, Write -16%, 4K Read -56%, 4K Write 19%, Mixed 11%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -17%Value & Sentiment -3,788%User Rating -17%, Market Share -14,956%, Price -154%, Value -25%Nice To Haves +9% Age 9%

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Black 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 76.3% (97^th of 1015)

Based on 8,416 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD60EZRZ-00RWYB1, WDC WD60EZRZ-00R, WDC WD60EZRZ-11R, WDC WD60 EZRZ-11TNUB0, WDC WD60 EZRZ-22GZ5B1, WDC WD60 EZRZ-00RWYB1, WDC WD60EZRZ-11RWYB1, WDC WD60EZRZ-00G, WDC WD60EZRZ-22G, WDC WD60EZRZ-00GZ5B1, WDC WD60EZRZ-22GZ5B1, WDC WD60 EZRZ-00GZ5B1, WDC WD60EZRZ-11TNUB0

Poor: 50%Average: 76.3% Great: 97%

Popular builds with this HDD

Good average bench

The WD Blue 6TB (2015) averaged 23.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Blue 6TB (2015) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.98MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.51MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 6TB (2015) is 47.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue 6TB (2015) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 84.6MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 123MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8,416 samples)

Rank 9776.3%

Min	Avg	Max
80.9	Read 136	176
72.5	Write 123	162
55.3	Mixed 84.6	109
80.6	SusWrite 130	168
87% 118 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.7	4K Read 0.91	1.1
1.2	4K Write 2.51	3
0.7	4K Mixed 0.98	1.1
193% 1.47 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

ZAF-User, 9 hrs ago.

5TB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 158 162 159 161 MB/s

94.9% Outstanding

Write 154

Mixed 102

SusWrite 161

108% 147 MB/s

4K Read 1.1

4K Write 2.5

4K Mixed 1.1

214% 1.57 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 hrs ago.

4TB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 152 154 153 153 154 MB/s

88.2% Excellent

Write 150

Mixed 97.6

SusWrite 151

102% 139 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 1

201% 1.53 MB/s

ESP-User, 7 hrs ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 140 139 139 140 141 MB/s

80.3% Excellent

Write 104

Mixed 92.4

SusWrite 138

88% 119 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2.8

4K Mixed 1

196% 1.53 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 126 126 127 126 MB/s

71.5% Very good

Write 133

Mixed 83.6

SusWrite 126

86% 116 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 0.9

182% 1.37 MB/s

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Gaming 142%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $155Bench 96%, 206,018 samples	835x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $214Bench 98%, 168,663 samples	332x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $114Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	323x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $530Bench 148%, 562,666 samples	262x
RTX 3060Nvidia $330Bench 100%, 301,333 samples	223x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $420Bench 129%, 412,121 samples	200x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $60Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	77x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $80Bench 386%, 206,100 samples	62x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $78Bench 260%, 140,876 samples	58x

RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	85x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	81x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 36,835 samples	73x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $745

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $309	Nvidia RTX 3060 $330	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $227	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $153	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WD60EZRZ

Blue 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 76.3% (97^th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 76.3% (97th of 1015)

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