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WD6003FFBX-68MU3N0 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 24.3% (1042nd of 1072)

Based on 482 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WD6003FFBX-68MU3N0
Poor: 17%Average: 24.3% Great: 29%

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Very poor average bench

The WDC WD6003FFBX-68MU3N0 6TB averaged 75.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 212MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 209MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WD6003FFBX-68MU3N0 6TB is just 11.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WDC WD6003FFBX-68MU3N0 6TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1.84MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 5.57MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 482 samples)
Rank 104224.3%
Min Avg Max
147 Read 212 254
144 Write 212 257
81.8 Mixed 102 114
133 SusWrite 209 255
41.3% 184 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.3 4K Read 1.81 2
8.2 4K Write 10 11.2
1 4K Mixed 1.55 1.6
10% 4.46 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 DQ Read 1.84 1.4
3.5 DQ Write 5.57 6.68
2 DQ Mixed 3.92 4.6
2.93% 3.78 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: 83.00A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 242 248 235 243 242 MB/s
26.8% Poor
Read 233
Write 238
Mixed 109
SusWrite 241
46% 205 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 9.8
4K Mixed 1.3
9% 4.23 MB/s
DQ Read 0.8
DQ Write 4.4
DQ Mixed 3.4
2% 2.87 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 83.00A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 242 241 243 243 243 MB/s
26.8% Poor
Read 233
Write 233
Mixed 114
SusWrite 242
46% 205 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 9.9
4K Mixed 1
9% 4.2 MB/s
DQ Read 0.9
DQ Write 4.7
DQ Mixed 2.9
2% 2.83 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: 83.00A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 225 217 224 226 214 MB/s
25.7% Poor
Read 240
Write 195
Mixed 85
SusWrite 222
42% 185 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 8.2
4K Mixed 1.4
8% 3.63 MB/s
DQ Read 1.4
DQ Write 5.2
DQ Mixed 3.3
2% 3.3 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 83.00A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 209 210 210 212 208 MB/s
24.5% Poor
Read 221
Write 225
Mixed 102
SusWrite 210
43% 189 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 10.1
4K Mixed 1.2
10% 4.37 MB/s
DQ Read 0.8
DQ Write 4.5
DQ Mixed 2.9
2% 2.73 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 83.00A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 212 219 214 211 211 MB/s
23% Poor
Read 174
Write 179
Mixed 92.9
SusWrite 213
37% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 10.3
4K Mixed 1.5
10% 4.53 MB/s
DQ Read 1.3
DQ Write 4.4
DQ Mixed 4.1
3% 3.27 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 83.00A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 119 185 221 225 MB/s
22.5% Poor
Read 234
Write 248
Mixed 114
SusWrite 166
43% 190 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 10.2
4K Mixed 1.4
10% 4.47 MB/s
DQ Read 0.6
DQ Write 4.7
DQ Mixed 3.2
2% 2.83 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 83.00A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 208 211 211 211 205 MB/s
21.1% Poor
Read 138
Write 137
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 209
32% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 10.1
4K Mixed 1.3
9% 4.27 MB/s
DQ Read 1
DQ Write 4.9
DQ Mixed 3.2
2% 3.03 MB/s
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Gaming 88%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation 75%
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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples4,396x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples787x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples342x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,032x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples947x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples895x
SSD
WD6003FFBX-68MU3N0 6TBWDCBench 24%, 482 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples488x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples261x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples226x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 109% - Outstanding Total price: $672

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