Colorful

CN600 256GB

CN600 256GB
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Effective Speed +73% Effective Speed 73%Average Score +85% Read 235%, Write 135%, 4K Read 47%, 4K Write 51%, Mixed 118%, 4K Mixed -43%, SusWrite 55%Peak Score +140% Read 291%, Write 222%, 4K Read 36%, 4K Write 77%, Mixed 196%, 4K Mixed -26%, SusWrite 185%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +107% DQ Read 153%, DQ Write 178%, DQ Mixed 89%, ADQ Read 72%, ADQ Write 121%, ADQ Mixed 25%, Age 63%, AS-SSD Total 154%

Average Bench: 170% (134^th of 1072)

Based on 494 user benchmarks. Model: Colorful CN600 256GB

Poor: 104%Average: 170% Great: 254%

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Outstanding average bench

The Colorful CN600 256GB averaged 70.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Colorful CN600 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 324MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,533MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Colorful CN600 256GB is 150%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Colorful CN600 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 459MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 494 samples)

Rank 134170%

Min	Avg	Max
835	Read 1,533	1,979
92.1	Write 952	1,562
89.4	Mixed 783	1,253
134	SusWrite 459	1,104
207% 932 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.1	4K Read 50.6	58.3
32.7	4K Write 132	217
10.9	4K Mixed 31.5	46.2
187% 71.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
269	DQ Read 562	929
66.4	DQ Write 639	996
25.1	DQ Mixed 324	625
321% 508 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IDN-User, 22 days ago.

152GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H220719b

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1742 223 219 250 263 229 MB/s

226% Outstanding

Write 1,962

Mixed 1,256

SusWrite 488

311% 1,390 MB/s

4K Read 55.4

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 66.3

227% 77.3 MB/s

DQ Read 1,342

DQ Write 972

DQ Mixed 603

601% 972 MB/s

KHM-User, 1 month ago.

163GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0708A3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 971 554 170 155 169 169 MB/s

172% Outstanding

Write 982

Mixed 950

SusWrite 365

223% 1,006 MB/s

4K Read 39.9

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 32.6

157% 58.9 MB/s

DQ Read 817

DQ Write 709

DQ Mixed 533

463% 687 MB/s

MYS-User, 1 month ago.

206GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0707A0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 808 938 272 166 133 180 MB/s

164% Outstanding

Write 967

Mixed 802

SusWrite 416

200% 901 MB/s

4K Read 53.6

4K Write 165

4K Mixed 25.3

201% 81.4 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 737

DQ Mixed 336

319% 486 MB/s

PHL-User, 2 months ago.

85GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0521A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1331 305 179 177 180 178 MB/s

159% Outstanding

Write 1,364

Mixed 1,076

SusWrite 392

247% 1,106 MB/s

4K Read 40

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 27.5

156% 60.6 MB/s

DQ Read 429

DQ Write 736

DQ Mixed 412

361% 526 MB/s

IND-User, 1 month ago.

162GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T1102A0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 726 580 559 243 118 159 MB/s

131% Outstanding

Write 575

Mixed 760

SusWrite 398

163% 734 MB/s

4K Read 39

4K Write 87.4

4K Mixed 19.9

131% 48.8 MB/s

DQ Read 388

DQ Write 568

DQ Mixed 315

284% 424 MB/s

IDN-User, 11 days ago.

43GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0214B0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 289 29 326 117 133 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 739

Mixed 905

SusWrite 207

150% 670 MB/s

4K Read 46.9

4K Write 176

4K Mixed 28.8

201% 84 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 126

DQ Mixed 107

116% 202 MB/s

IND-User, 4 days ago.

9GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0918A0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 124 29 77 84 84 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 125

Mixed 133

SusWrite 127

94% 441 MB/s

4K Read 46.7

4K Write 58.9

4K Mixed 9.3

114% 38.3 MB/s

DQ Read 345

DQ Write 22

DQ Mixed 42.1

66% 136 MB/s

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 95%

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Motherboard: Asrock H570M Pro4

CPU
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	86x
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	82x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	66x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	83x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	44x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	39x

SSD
CN600 256GBColorfulBench 170%, 494 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	45x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	26x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GVKB 2x8GBGBench 89%, 16,709 samples	23x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $463

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Average Bench: 170% (134^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 170% (134th of 1072)

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