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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 23.8% (1044th of 1072)

Based on 480 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WD6003FZBX-00GXAB0
Poor: 18%Average: 23.8% Great: 27%

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Very poor average bench

The WDC WD6003FZBX-00GXAB0 6TB averaged 76.1% 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 210MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 206MB/s

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WD6003FZBX-00GXAB0 6TB is just 9.59%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the WDC WD6003FZBX-00GXAB0 6TB performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 3.65MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 5.49MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 480 samples)
Rank 104423.8%
Min Avg Max
147 Read 208 241
149 Write 210 245
79 Mixed 98.7 112
141 SusWrite 206 242
40.6% 181 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.2 4K Read 1.56 1.9
8.2 4K Write 9.68 11
1.14 4K Mixed 1.47 1.8
9.4% 4.24 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.7 DQ Read 3.65 4.65
4.24 DQ Write 5.49 7.3
3.7 DQ Mixed 5.7 7.1
4% 4.95 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 243 247 240 244 243 MB/s
27.7% Poor
Read 241
Write 240
Mixed 103
SusWrite 243
46% 207 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 11.2
4K Mixed 1.4
11% 4.87 MB/s
DQ Read 4.5
DQ Write 4.1
DQ Mixed 5.5
4% 4.7 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 233 229 241 234 237 MB/s
26.6% Poor
Read 228
Write 226
Mixed 94.3
SusWrite 236
44% 196 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 11.1
4K Mixed 1.3
10% 4.7 MB/s
DQ Read 4.3
DQ Write 4.7
DQ Mixed 6.2
4% 5.07 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 227 230 225 225 233 MB/s
26.5% Poor
Read 242
Write 245
Mixed 102
SusWrite 228
46% 204 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 9.5
4K Mixed 1.3
9% 4.17 MB/s
DQ Read 3.5
DQ Write 4.5
DQ Mixed 6.9
4% 4.97 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 232 227 233 229 227 MB/s
26.3% Poor
Read 230
Write 228
Mixed 102
SusWrite 230
44% 197 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 10.8
4K Mixed 1.3
10% 4.6 MB/s
DQ Read 4.1
DQ Write 4.4
DQ Mixed 4.3
3% 4.27 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 166 169 163 165 MB/s
23.2% Poor
Read 245
Write 250
Mixed 110
SusWrite 165
43% 192 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 10.5
4K Mixed 1.7
11% 4.73 MB/s
DQ Read 4.4
DQ Write 5.3
DQ Mixed 5
4% 4.9 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 165 170 163 165 MB/s
23% Poor
Read 248
Write 242
Mixed 104
SusWrite 165
42% 190 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 10.7
4K Mixed 1.3
10% 4.53 MB/s
DQ Read 4.4
DQ Write 4.6
DQ Mixed 2.4
2% 3.8 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 167 167 165 168 MB/s
21.4% Poor
Read 206
Write 211
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 167
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 10.2
4K Mixed 1.3
10% 4.47 MB/s
DQ Read 4.1
DQ Write 4.3
DQ Mixed 6.9
4% 5.1 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 125 122 117 124 MB/s
20.1% Poor
Read 242
Write 244
Mixed 102
SusWrite 121
40% 177 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 10.2
4K Mixed 1.7
10% 4.43 MB/s
DQ Read 3.1
DQ Write 5.3
DQ Mixed 4.5
3% 4.3 MB/s
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Gaming 88%
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Workstation 75%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples2,836x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples1,208x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples521x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples965x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples868x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples816x
SSD
WD6003FZBX-00GXAB0 6TBWDCBench 24%, 480 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples389x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples221x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 109% - Outstanding Total price: $584

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