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SL500 360GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 62.5% (774th of 1072)

Based on 92 user benchmarks.  Model: Colorful SL500 360GB
Poor: 32%Average: 62.5% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The Colorful SL500 360GB averaged 37.4% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 80.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 63.1MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Colorful SL500 360GB is 53.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Colorful SL500 360GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 107MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 232MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 92 samples)
Rank 77462.5%
Min Avg Max
322 Read 405 491
268 Write 355 408
38.9 Mixed 285 359
67.9 SusWrite 232 388
71.5% 319 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.1 4K Read 20.4 27
9.07 4K Write 63.1 107
0.4 4K Mixed 17.3 32.6
86.5% 33.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
58.6 DQ Read 107 179
15.3 DQ Write 198 330
0.84 DQ Mixed 80.5 182
81.5% 128 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
221GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW201228
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 370 366 376 375 377 MB/s
85.2% Excellent
Read 459
Write 386
Mixed 342
SusWrite 371
88% 389 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 13.2
122% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 17.3
71% 154 MB/s
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW201228
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 391 385 396 393 391 MB/s
83.7% Excellent
Read 478
Write 390
Mixed 350
SusWrite 379
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 13.5
116% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 16.1
61% 132 MB/s
131GB free
Firmware: FW201228
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 387 267 361 390 391 MB/s
78.8% Very good
Read 476
Write 261
Mixed 328
SusWrite 352
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 12.5
102% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 16.3
67% 144 MB/s
308GB free
Firmware: FW201228
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 338 334 351 355 354 MB/s
77.2% Very good
Read 449
Write 372
Mixed 322
SusWrite 340
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 88.7
4K Mixed 9
105% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 16.2
66% 144 MB/s
244GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW201228
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 211 163 161 166 149 MB/s
71.7% Very good
Read 466
Write 398
Mixed 353
SusWrite 199
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 72.3
4K Mixed 13.4
110% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 17.2
69% 151 MB/s
159GB free
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 88 69 43 44 44 MB/s
69.1% Good
Read 492
Write 424
Mixed 352
SusWrite 118
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 19.3
110% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 23.1
76% 157 MB/s
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW201228
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 164 167 164 143 147 MB/s
64.7% Good
Read 446
Write 355
Mixed 326
SusWrite 168
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 10.5
102% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 17.9
58% 125 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW201228
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 230 259 253 266 254 MB/s
56.1% Above average
Read 361
Write 307
Mixed 270
SusWrite 246
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 41.2
4K Mixed 8.7
63% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 16.1
61% 132 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 64%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: MSI B75A-G43 GAMING (MS-7758)

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples42x
Core i3-3240IntelBench 55%, 37,789 samples22x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples16x
GPU
GeForce GT 630NvidiaBench 4%, 60,212 samples14x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples13x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples11x
SSD
SL500 360GBColorfulBench 63%, 92 samples1x
RAM
XMS3 DDR3 1600 C11 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,544 samples14x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples6x
CMX4GX3M1A1600C11 8313 CL11-11-11 D3-1600 8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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