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CN600 512GB PRO

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 238% (66th of 1072)

Based on 98 user benchmarks.  Model: Colorful CN600 512GB PRO
Poor: 147%Average: 238% Great: 308%

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Outstanding average bench

The Colorful CN600 512GB PRO averaged 137.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Colorful CN600 512GB PRO near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 644MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,953MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Colorful CN600 512GB PRO is 161%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Colorful CN600 512GB PRO performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 131MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 909MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 98 samples)
Rank 66238%
Min Avg Max
846 Read 1,665 2,195
664 Write 1,953 2,546
621 Mixed 1,466 1,889
464 SusWrite 909 1,297
337% 1,498 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.9 4K Read 52.8 68.3
55.6 4K Write 131 212
38.8 4K Mixed 70 95.3
239% 84.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
402 DQ Read 1,062 1,753
216 DQ Write 815 1,318
301 DQ Mixed 644 1,010
562% 840 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.4.8.56
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2026 2245 2293 563 306 305 MB/s
276% Outstanding
Read 1,577
Write 2,286
Mixed 1,573
SusWrite 1,290
380% 1,681 MB/s
4K Read 68
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 68.3
278% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,230
DQ Write 1,041
DQ Mixed 247
428% 839 MB/s
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H230715a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2136 2119 1291 287 283 265 MB/s
254% Outstanding
Read 1875
Write 2,333
Mixed 1568
SusWrite 1,063
385% 1,710 MB/s
4K Read 53.7
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 67.5
220% 73.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,279
DQ Write 764
DQ Mixed 981
742% 1,008 MB/s
317GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H221009a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1236 722 274 192 263 247 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 1335
Write 1,310
Mixed 1,235
SusWrite 489
245% 1,092 MB/s
4K Read 58.7
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 75.7
251% 86 MB/s
DQ Read 916
DQ Write 652
DQ Mixed 613
504% 727 MB/s
64GB free
Firmware: H220906a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 198 193 195 194 192 MB/s
97.6% Outstanding
Read 843
Write 204
Mixed 285
SusWrite 195
83% 382 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 75
4K Mixed 34.2
132% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 224
176% 249 MB/s
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Typical CN600 512GB PRO Builds (Compare 2,282 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
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Motherboard: Intel X99

CPU
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples221x
Xeon E5-2678 v3IntelBench 71%, 6,301 samples177x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples110x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples138x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples117x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples98x
SSD
CN600 512GB PROColorfulBench 238%, 98 samples1x
RAM
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples231x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples134x
Atermiter 2x16GBUnknownBench 65%, 839 samples89x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $130

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