Colorful

CN500 240GB

CN500 240GB
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Effective Speed -46%Effective Speed -46%Average Score -46%Read 1%, Write -12%, 4K Read -30%, 4K Write -39%, Mixed -53%, 4K Mixed -138%, SusWrite -52%Peak Score -10%Read 2%, Write -10%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite 7%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -127%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -249%, ADQ Read -83%, ADQ Write -36%, ADQ Mixed -703%, Age 65%, AS-SSD Total -3%

Average Bench: 67.6% (705^th of 1072)

Based on 146 user benchmarks. Model: Colorful CN500 240GB

Poor: 35%Average: 67.6% Great: 100%

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Above average average bench

The Colorful CN500 240GB averaged 32.3% 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 26.5MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 63.1MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Colorful CN500 240GB is 64.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Colorful CN500 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 195MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 32.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 146 samples)

Rank 70567.6%

Min	Avg	Max
358	Read 461	516
75.3	Write 362	439
20.6	Mixed 235	412
49.6	SusWrite 195	416
69.8% 313 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12	4K Read 26.5	36.1
11.8	4K Write 63.1	114
0.34	4K Mixed 18.9	42
97.7% 36.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
86.9	DQ Read 178	378
3.55	DQ Write 212	332
0.22	DQ Mixed 32.4	95
69.4% 141 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

IDN-User, 7 months ago.

85GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1211A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 378 129 64 53 51 MB/s

77.2% Very good

Write 416

Mixed 356

SusWrite 181

79% 354 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 24.1

131% 54.9 MB/s

DQ Read 111

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 30.4

72% 145 MB/s

IDN-User, 7 months ago.

97GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1211A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 136 84 94 104 58 MB/s

75.6% Very good

Write 425

Mixed 344

SusWrite 145

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 23.9

134% 56.1 MB/s

DQ Read 110

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 31.5

72% 144 MB/s

IDN-User, 5 months ago.

46GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1211A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 377 32 131 133 129 MB/s

64% Good

Write 424

Mixed 96.9

SusWrite 138

62% 277 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 1.1

104% 48.6 MB/s

DQ Read 143

DQ Write 293

DQ Mixed 1.2

63% 146 MB/s

IDN-User, 3 months ago.

130GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0413A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 99 58 62 63 67 MB/s

58.2% Above average

Write 385

Mixed 83.9

SusWrite 88.7

57% 257 MB/s

4K Read 25.6

4K Write 50.8

4K Mixed 24.8

98% 33.7 MB/s

DQ Read 146

DQ Write 45

DQ Mixed 34.7

42% 75.4 MB/s

IDN-User, 16 days ago.

31GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1211A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 130 126 57 61 76 MB/s

55% Above average

Write 95.8

Mixed 356

SusWrite 109

55% 250 MB/s

4K Read 23.6

4K Write 80.4

4K Mixed 1

80% 35 MB/s

DQ Read 93.1

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 1.2

63% 144 MB/s

IDN-User, 7 months ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0413A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 50 40 37 36 41 MB/s

53.2% Above average

Write 386

Mixed 83.9

SusWrite 64.5

57% 257 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 65.3

4K Mixed 2

80% 31.9 MB/s

DQ Read 141

DQ Write 215

DQ Mixed 0.5

50% 119 MB/s

IDN-User, 5 months ago.

62GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0413A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 124 75 55 56 79 MB/s

51.9% Above average

Write 370

Mixed 79.3

SusWrite 116

57% 256 MB/s

4K Read 24.4

4K Write 46.9

4K Mixed 1.6

64% 24.3 MB/s

DQ Read 111

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 2

61% 140 MB/s

IDN-User, 7 days ago.

73GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0509A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 40 42 38 38 32 MB/s

42.3% Average

Write 370

Mixed 39.2

SusWrite 66.9

50% 228 MB/s

4K Read 24.2

4K Write 29.8

4K Mixed 0.3

53% 18.1 MB/s

DQ Read 190

DQ Write 111

DQ Mixed 1.3

41% 101 MB/s

IDN-User, 4 months ago.

12GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0509A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 36 24 1.2 19 35 MB/s

32.9% Below average

Write 35.4

Mixed 35.8

SusWrite 22.5

24% 115 MB/s

4K Read 12.2

4K Write 29.2

4K Mixed 8.7

45% 16.7 MB/s

DQ Read 131

DQ Write 23.6

DQ Mixed 1.8

21% 52 MB/s

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Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 79%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asrock A320M-HDV R4.0

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	867x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD $75Bench 63%, 104,122 samples	715x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	543x

GPU
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	454x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	423x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	402x

SSD
CN500 240GBColorfulBench 68%, 146 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	131x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	127x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	114x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $330

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	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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CN500 240GB

Average Bench: 67.6% (705^th of 1072)

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CN500 240GB

Average Bench: 67.6% (705th of 1072)

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