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SL300 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 61% (793rd of 1072)

Based on 1,356 user benchmarks.  Model: Colorful SL300 120GB
Poor: 38%Average: 61% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The Colorful SL300 120GB averaged 39.0% 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 25.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 64.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Colorful SL300 120GB is 49.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Colorful SL300 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 154MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 126MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,356 samples)
Rank 79361%
Min Avg Max
316 Read 420 489
65.4 Write 265 411
53.5 Mixed 234 380
42.5 SusWrite 154 373
59.7% 268 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.6 4K Read 25.3 37.3
11.8 4K Write 64.2 106
1.87 4K Mixed 17.9 34.5
95.2% 35.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
58.6 DQ Read 126 236
28.2 DQ Write 185 324
5 DQ Mixed 40.2 121
62.8% 117 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 134 146 127 122 112 MB/s
78.5% Very good
Read 490
Write 147
Mixed 204
SusWrite 131
53% 243 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 39.4
139% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 155
121% 167 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0401A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 63 64 65 65 55 MB/s
71.7% Very good
Read 503
Write 358
Mixed 359
SusWrite 83.7
72% 326 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 23.8
122% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 34
81% 165 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VA001CB6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 298 269 281 151 140 MB/s
67.7% Good
Read 312
Write 342
Mixed 303
SusWrite 226
67% 296 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 30.6
110% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 63.4
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 114
103% 149 MB/s
109GB free
Firmware: HCS2227f
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 314 316 315 320 315 MB/s
59.1% Above average
Read 396
Write 332
Mixed 280
SusWrite 315
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 11.3
73% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 34.2
DQ Write 92.3
DQ Mixed 13
24% 46.5 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0303B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 78 79 78 79 78 MB/s
52.4% Above average
Read 379
Write 309
Mixed 312
SusWrite 86.5
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 14
96% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 74.2
DQ Mixed 10.6
31% 68.3 MB/s
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Typical SL300 120GB Builds (Compare 10,184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples1,965x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples997x
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples989x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples2,007x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples706x
SSD
SL300 120GBColorfulBench 61%, 1,356 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples600x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples585x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples242x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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