Colorful

SL500 720GB

SL500 720GB
BENCHMARKS (67)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -60%Effective Speed -60%Average Score -64%Read 0%, Write -10%, 4K Read -62%, 4K Write -42%, Mixed -40%, 4K Mixed -255%, SusWrite -41%Peak Score -33%Read -2%, Write -12%, 4K Read -63%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -149%, SusWrite 12%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -356%DQ Read -59%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -1,118%, ADQ Read -165%, ADQ Write -37%, ADQ Mixed -1,486%, Age 45%, AS-SSD Total -27%

Average Bench: 61.6% (782^nd of 1072)

Based on 67 user benchmarks. Model: Colorful SL500 720GB

Poor: 32%Average: 61.6% Great: 93%

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Above average average bench

The Colorful SL500 720GB averaged 38.4% 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 61.5MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.2MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Colorful SL500 720GB is 61%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Colorful SL500 720GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 16.4MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 123MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 67 samples)

Rank 78261.6%

Min	Avg	Max
383	Read 458	496
36.4	Write 370	433
19.1	Mixed 257	390
62.8	SusWrite 210	435
72.2% 324 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.1	4K Read 21.2	26.3
7.32	4K Write 61.5	116
0.3	4K Mixed 12.7	23.4
80.9% 31.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
57.3	DQ Read 123	231
11.6	DQ Write 211	347
0.4	DQ Mixed 16.4	27.2
54.9% 117 MB/s

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

CZE-User, 14 months ago.

637GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0327B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 16 13 55 420 102 MB/s

48.7% Average

Write 252

Mixed 255

SusWrite 104

58% 261 MB/s

4K Read 9.8

4K Write 40.2

4K Mixed 11.9

51% 20.6 MB/s

DQ Read 109

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 0.9

62% 143 MB/s

CAN-User, 14 months ago.

500GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1011A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 26 102 209 17 17 MB/s

46.4% Average

Write 398

Mixed 93

SusWrite 65.8

56% 255 MB/s

4K Read 17.6

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 0.5

81% 39.7 MB/s

DQ Read 35.8

DQ Write 60.5

DQ Mixed 0.5

14% 32.3 MB/s

CZE-User, 14 months ago.

118GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0327B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 27 8.5 326 233 22 MB/s

41.9% Average

Write 318

Mixed 280

SusWrite 106

61% 273 MB/s

4K Read 19.2

4K Write 63.8

4K Mixed 0.8

64% 27.9 MB/s

DQ Read 97.1

DQ Write 24.7

DQ Mixed 0.6

16% 40.8 MB/s

CZE-User, 14 months ago.

637GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0327B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 28 17 419 126 29 MB/s

34.8% Below average

Write 120

Mixed 261

SusWrite 108

48% 218 MB/s

4K Read 16.7

4K Write 21.4

4K Mixed 0.5

37% 12.9 MB/s

DQ Read 107

DQ Write 25.4

DQ Mixed 0.8

18% 44.5 MB/s

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: Asrock B450M-HDV R4.0 - $76

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	765x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	709x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD $75Bench 63%, 104,122 samples	297x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	305x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	283x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	249x

SSD
SL500 720GBColorfulBench 62%, 67 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	207x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	180x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	154x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $401

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Colorful

SL500 720GB

Average Bench: 61.6% (782^nd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 61.6% (782nd of 1072)

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