Biostar

S160-256GB 256GB

S160-256GB 256GB
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Effective Speed -14%Effective Speed -14%Average Score -8%Read -12%, Write -3%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -23%, SusWrite 4%Peak Score -4%Read -4%, Write -0%, 4K Read -0%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -2%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite 7%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -7%DQ Read -55%, DQ Write -16%, DQ Mixed -30%, ADQ Read -89%, ADQ Write -7%, ADQ Mixed -24%, Age 187%, AS-SSD Total -26%

Average Bench: 86.4% (382^nd of 1074)

Based on 42 user benchmarks. Model: BIOSTAR S160-256GB

Poor: 62%Average: 86.4% Great: 103%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Biostar S160-256GB 256GB averaged just 13.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Biostar S160-256GB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 210MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Biostar S160-256GB 256GB is 40.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Biostar S160-256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 173MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 309MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 42 samples)

Rank 38286.4%

Min	Avg	Max
287	Read 408	486
72.4	Write 392	483
187	Mixed 365	416
180	SusWrite 309	415
83% 369 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8.8	4K Read 31.4	42.9
31.1	4K Write 75.6	113
18.9	4K Mixed 36.5	48.1
134% 47.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
100	DQ Read 173	237
175	DQ Write 271	308
118	DQ Mixed 210	255
163% 218 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BGD-User, 2 months ago.

97GB free

Firmware: SN07373

SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 422 395 263 193 109 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 476

Mixed 414

SusWrite 307

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 40

4K Write 97.9

4K Mixed 45.5

171% 61.1 MB/s

DQ Read 201

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 252

191% 253 MB/s

SRB-User, 5 months ago.

158GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN11573

SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 394 396 419 406 411 MB/s

98.7% Outstanding

Write 299

Mixed 395

SusWrite 405

88% 394 MB/s

4K Read 33.6

4K Write 86.2

4K Mixed 41

149% 53.6 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 148

128% 183 MB/s

MYS-User, 5 months ago.

54GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN07373

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 419 385 287 185 117 MB/s

95.4% Outstanding

Write 464

Mixed 404

SusWrite 305

89% 396 MB/s

4K Read 39.2

4K Write 83

4K Mixed 43

158% 55.1 MB/s

DQ Read 215

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 249

192% 257 MB/s

THA-User, 3 months ago.

104GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN11573

SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 368 384 414 393 415 MB/s

90.9% Outstanding

Write 375

Mixed 374

SusWrite 395

85% 376 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 92.9

4K Mixed 37.4

143% 53.5 MB/s

DQ Read 100

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 150

127% 178 MB/s

MYS-User, 2 months ago.

62GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN07373

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 374 362 227 182 156 MB/s

87.8% Excellent

Write 454

Mixed 383

SusWrite 284

88% 390 MB/s

4K Read 33.7

4K Write 68.9

4K Mixed 37.1

135% 46.6 MB/s

DQ Read 210

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 246

188% 251 MB/s

MYS-User, 4 months ago.

182GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN12980

SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 370 382 362 357 356 MB/s

84.1% Excellent

Write 411

Mixed 394

SusWrite 366

90% 401 MB/s

4K Read 27.1

4K Write 58.1

4K Mixed 31.5

112% 38.9 MB/s

DQ Read 179

DQ Write 264

DQ Mixed 244

178% 229 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN07373

SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 194 192 188 184 190 MB/s

70.7% Very good

Write 200

Mixed 212

SusWrite 185

51% 230 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 29.1

132% 52.3 MB/s

DQ Read 123

DQ Write 185

DQ Mixed 132

106% 147 MB/s

VNM-User, 2 months ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN13508

SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 390 371 365 369 380 MB/s

67.4% Good

Write 303

Mixed 288

SusWrite 355

70% 309 MB/s

4K Read 18.4

4K Write 36.4

4K Mixed 23

77% 25.9 MB/s

DQ Read 174

DQ Write 289

DQ Mixed 246

182% 236 MB/s

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Gaming 3%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 3%

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System: Dell Vostro 15-3568

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples	463x
Core i3-6006UIntelBench 36%, 47,111 samples	341x
Core i3-7020UIntelBench 40%, 28,454 samples	160x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	580x
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	418x
HD Graphics 620IntelBench 4%, 8,599 samples	160x

SSD
S160-256GB 256GBBiostarBench 86%, 42 samples	1x

RAM
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 1x4GBUnknownBench 33%, 8,561 samples	266x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 37%, 41,676 samples	60x
4ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 1x4GBUnknownBench 33%, 1,446 samples	56x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Biostar

S160-256GB 256GB

Average Bench: 86.4% (382^nd of 1074)

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Average Bench: 86.4% (382nd of 1074)

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Average Bench: 86.4% (382^nd of 1074)