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S150-120G 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 55% (855th of 1072)

Based on 249 user benchmarks.  Model: BIOSTAR S150-120G
Poor: 34%Average: 55% Great: 85%

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Average average bench

The Biostar S150-120G 120GB averaged 45.0% 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 Random Read Speed 27.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 457MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Biostar S150-120G 120GB is 51.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Biostar S150-120G 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 15.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 108MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 249 samples)
Rank 85555%
Min Avg Max
355 Read 457 503
280 Write 376 439
9.45 Mixed 192 473
72 SusWrite 108 226
62.8% 283 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.1 4K Read 27.7 36.3
4.95 4K Write 35.8 112
0.55 4K Mixed 11.2 30.1
75.3% 24.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.2 DQ Read 144 191
9 DQ Write 204 334
0.4 DQ Mixed 15.1 46
55.8% 121 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
51GB free
Firmware: Q0922A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 59 60 71 59 60 MB/s
62.4% Good
Read 488
Write 423
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 111
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 14.8
4K Mixed 25.8
83% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 1.1
65% 151 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0922A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 95 72 58 64 64 MB/s
52.9% Above average
Read 420
Write 386
Mixed 19
SusWrite 80.7
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 27.9
4K Mixed 23.3
64% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 44.2
89% 174 MB/s
62GB free
Firmware: Q0922A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 93 57 74 60 60 MB/s
50.8% Above average
Read 482
Write 407
Mixed 382
SusWrite 110
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 13
4K Mixed 1.1
59% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 46.2
80% 152 MB/s
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0922A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 38 47 22 24 28 MB/s
42.1% Average
Read 494
Write 391
Mixed 9.2
SusWrite 75.1
53% 242 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 18.2
56% 14.4 MB/s
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Typical S150-120G 120GB Builds (Compare 25 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Biostar A320MD PRO

CPU
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD  $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples6x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples5x
Ryzen 5 2400GAMD  $135Bench 63%, 127,344 samples4x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples5x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples3x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples2x
SSD
S150-120G 120GBBiostarBench 55%, 249 samples1x
RAM
PSD44G213382 2x4GBPatriotBench 70%, 817 samples2x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples2x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 38%, 15,437 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $163

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