Colorful

CN500 1TB

CN500 1TB
BENCHMARKS (27)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -629%Effective Speed -629%Average Score -708%Read -846%, Write -1,277%, 4K Read -236%, 4K Write -137%, Mixed -965%, 4K Mixed -469%, SusWrite -1,027%Peak Score -759%Read -1,008%, Write -1,291%, 4K Read -446%, 4K Write -221%, Mixed -918%, 4K Mixed -447%, SusWrite -983%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -1,583%DQ Read -796%, DQ Write -523%, DQ Mixed -4,122%, ADQ Read -1,063%, ADQ Write -417%, ADQ Mixed -4,885%, Age -189%, AS-SSD Total -666%

Average Bench: 73.6% (606^th of 1080)

Based on 27 user benchmarks. Model: Colorful CN500 1TB

Poor: 25%Average: 73.6% Great: 99%

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Good average bench

The Colorful CN500 1TB averaged 26.4% 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 Write Speed 85.3MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.5MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Colorful CN500 1TB is 74.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Colorful CN500 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 29.8MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 147MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 27 samples)

Rank 60673.6%

Min	Avg	Max
62.4	Read 433	514
6.5	Write 332	442
9.5	Mixed 294	414
7.5	SusWrite 282	422
75.1% 335 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.1	4K Read 24.5	35
6.8	4K Write 85.3	112
0.4	4K Mixed 18.3	33.7
106% 42.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
43.3	DQ Read 147	258
11.6	DQ Write 243	306
0.6	DQ Mixed 29.8	49.6
69.2% 140 MB/s

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

SAU-User, 14 months ago.

561GB free

Firmware: S1127B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 405 402 269 102 76 MB/s

85.2% Excellent

Write 407

Mixed 369

SusWrite 274

86% 386 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 26.2

131% 52.7 MB/s

DQ Read 189

DQ Write 255

DQ Mixed 38.5

80% 161 MB/s

SAU-User, 14 months ago.

350GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1127B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 6.2 145 33 70 5.7 MB/s

73.4% Very good

Write 404

Mixed 359

SusWrite 87.9

75% 338 MB/s

4K Read 26.2

4K Write 98.4

4K Mixed 26.4

126% 50.3 MB/s

DQ Read 216

DQ Write 254

DQ Mixed 39

84% 170 MB/s

SAU-User, 15 months ago.

931GB free

Firmware: T0805A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 14 14 13 13 13 MB/s

66.1% Good

Write 311

Mixed 323

SusWrite 48.6

65% 294 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 83.3

4K Mixed 19.4

106% 42.5 MB/s

DQ Read 258

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 27.5

88% 190 MB/s

SAU-User, 2 months ago.

121GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0805A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 94 12 13 13 13 MB/s

52.6% Above average

Write 190

Mixed 275

SusWrite 63.5

49% 223 MB/s

4K Read 20.8

4K Write 73.5

4K Mixed 15.8

91% 36.7 MB/s

DQ Read 124

DQ Write 219

DQ Mixed 26.7

61% 123 MB/s

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 97%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B550M H

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $133Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	32x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	23x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $119Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	18x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	14x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	12x
GTX 1650S (Super)Nvidia $300Bench 59%, 180,577 samples	8x

SSD
CN500 1TBColorfulBench 74%, 27 samples	6x

RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	8x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	7x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	7x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $403

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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
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CN500 1TB

Average Bench: 73.6% (606^th of 1080)

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