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SL500 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 68.6% (691st of 1072)

Based on 1,190 user benchmarks.  Model: Colorful SL500 240GB
Poor: 34%Average: 68.6% Great: 97%

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Above average average bench

The Colorful SL500 240GB averaged 31.4% 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. 4K Random Read Speed 28.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 68MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Colorful SL500 240GB is 63.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Colorful SL500 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 191MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 159MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,190 samples)
Rank 69168.6%
Min Avg Max
314 Read 434 508
33.2 Write 323 442
19 Mixed 277 414
30.7 SusWrite 191 411
68.4% 306 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15 4K Read 28.4 39.7
9.27 4K Write 68 111
0.47 4K Mixed 21.3 42.8
106% 39.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
62.2 DQ Read 159 279
11.3 DQ Write 212 337
0.4 DQ Mixed 46.3 138
73.8% 139 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1001A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 185 60 52 61 46 MB/s
92% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 448
Mixed 435
SusWrite 142
86% 386 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 33.8
171% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 48.6
99% 195 MB/s
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0311A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 90 43 66 41 48 MB/s
85.9% Excellent
Read 505
Write 428
Mixed 414
SusWrite 91.4
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 35.1
165% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 53.2
94% 178 MB/s
220GB free
Firmware: T0311A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 90 76 79 72 78 MB/s
84.1% Excellent
Read 512
Write 439
Mixed 411
SusWrite 106
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 34.3
152% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 52.6
98% 190 MB/s
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1001A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 172 70 45 45 53 MB/s
77% Very good
Read 496
Write 419
Mixed 382
SusWrite 136
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 27.1
122% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 43.2
97% 198 MB/s
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0707B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 68 56 59 57 26 MB/s
65.2% Good
Read 438
Write 352
Mixed 317
SusWrite 92.3
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 73
4K Mixed 27.4
112% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 48.4
74% 138 MB/s
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN4763
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 9.7 4.5 3.8 3.4 7.4 MB/s
56.2% Above average
Read 477
Write 201
Mixed 57.1
SusWrite 7.3
40% 186 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 27.4
4K Mixed 26.7
110% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 26.6
DQ Mixed 42.4
39% 63.3 MB/s
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Typical SL500 240GB Builds (Compare 5,977 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asrock A320M-HDV R4.0

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples866x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD  $75Bench 63%, 104,122 samples714x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples543x
GPU
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples454x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples423x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples402x
SSD
SL500 240GBColorfulBench 69%, 1,190 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples131x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples126x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples114x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $295

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