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CN600 256GB PRO

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 204% (94th of 1072)

Based on 38 user benchmarks.  Model: Colorful CN600 256GB PRO
Poor: 151%Average: 204% Great: 261%

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Outstanding average bench

The Colorful CN600 256GB PRO averaged 103.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Colorful CN600 256GB PRO near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 596MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,552MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Colorful CN600 256GB PRO is 110%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Colorful CN600 256GB PRO performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 603MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 115MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 38 samples)
Rank 94204%
Min Avg Max
631 Read 1,618 2,237
83.3 Write 1,552 2,478
182 Mixed 1,138 1,745
406 SusWrite 603 883
275% 1,228 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31 4K Read 51.7 70.9
63.3 4K Write 115 238
36.3 4K Mixed 64.3 99.9
222% 77.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
391 DQ Read 814 1,559
96.1 DQ Write 694 1,225
136 DQ Mixed 596 880
490% 701 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H220719b
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1739 256 270 274 246 213 MB/s
216% Outstanding
Read 1,943
Write 2,155
Mixed 1,504
SusWrite 500
342% 1,525 MB/s
4K Read 56.5
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 71
237% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 959
DQ Write 546
DQ Mixed 709
539% 738 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H230715a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1920 872 38 76 80 81 MB/s
205% Outstanding
Read 1,839
Write 2,218
Mixed 895
SusWrite 511
305% 1,366 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 59.3
195% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,102
DQ Write 678
DQ Mixed 869
653% 883 MB/s
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H230715a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1953 952 141 128 140 122 MB/s
205% Outstanding
Read 1,874
Write 2,132
Mixed 1,470
SusWrite 573
339% 1,512 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 90.9
4K Mixed 64.1
212% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 513
DQ Mixed 679
498% 657 MB/s
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H230715a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1745 737 269 268 266 223 MB/s
167% Outstanding
Read 1,645
Write 1,809
Mixed 1,476
SusWrite 584
310% 1,378 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 77.5
4K Mixed 46.1
152% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 481
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 435
318% 418 MB/s
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Typical CN600 256GB PRO Builds (Compare 96 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP ProOne 600 G2 21.5-in Non-Touch AiO

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples54x
Core i3-6100Intel  $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples16x
Core i5-6600Intel  $139Bench 68%, 80,688 samples16x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples94x
HD 510 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 3%, 16,316 samples2x
SSD
CN600 256GB PROColorfulBench 204%, 38 samples1x
RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples10x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples8x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 38%, 15,437 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $67

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