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SL300 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 70% (668th of 1071)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: Colorful SL300 240GB
Poor: 47%Average: 70% Great: 94%

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Above average average bench

The Colorful SL300 240GB averaged 30.0% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 138MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Colorful SL300 240GB is 47.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Colorful SL300 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 113MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 42.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 66870%
Min Avg Max
393 Read 459 514
346 Write 404 452
116 Mixed 296 433
108 SusWrite 113 116
71% 318 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 4K Read 26.2 34.8
18.3 4K Write 42.4 78.7
16 4K Mixed 30.7 46
101% 33.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
125 DQ Read 252 337
77.7 DQ Write 231 325
61.1 DQ Mixed 138 254
132% 207 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1217A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 145 79 79 80 79 MB/s
81.4% Excellent
Read 484
Write 429
Mixed 371
SusWrite 108
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 39.3
131% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 254
212% 304 MB/s
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0803B5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 83 89 85 86 80 MB/s
68.7% Good
Read 447
Write 415
Mixed 372
SusWrite 114
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 26.3
4K Mixed 31.6
98% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 85.9
122% 226 MB/s
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0803B5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 79 90 83 83 88 MB/s
67.7% Good
Read 500
Write 403
Mixed 362
SusWrite 115
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 30.2
4K Mixed 28
105% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 77.7
DQ Mixed 75.7
86% 154 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0803B5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 82 86 84 84 81 MB/s
65.5% Good
Read 462
Write 408
Mixed 379
SusWrite 114
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 28.1
4K Mixed 17
89% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 61.1
115% 229 MB/s
108GB free
Firmware: 3B5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 85 80 85 85 85 MB/s
53.1% Above average
Read 437
Write 404
Mixed 155
SusWrite 116
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 27.3
4K Mixed 22.1
70% 22.5 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 92.2
84% 129 MB/s
108GB free
Firmware: 3B5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 79 85 84 85 78 MB/s
46.7% Average
Read 393
Write 346
Mixed 116
SusWrite 115
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 18.3
4K Mixed 16
52% 16.3 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 113
101% 152 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,749,489 SSDs tested

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Typical SL300 240GB Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Colorful C.B150M-K Pro

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples2x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples2x
GPU
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples1x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples1x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples1x
SSD
SL300 240GBColorfulBench 70%, 9 samples2x
RAM
Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 37%, 8,300 samples1x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 04CD F4-2133C15-8GIS 16GBUnknownBench 72%, 1 sample1x
CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 1x8GBCrucialBench 36%, 3,234 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $277

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