Biostar

S100-120GB 120GB

S100-120GB 120GB
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Effective Speed -58%Effective Speed -58%Average Score -62%Read -10%, Write -62%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write -44%, Mixed -55%, 4K Mixed -175%, SusWrite -54%Peak Score -33%Read -6%, Write -17%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -36%, Mixed -23%, 4K Mixed -145%, SusWrite 6%Value & Sentiment -404%User Rating -14%, Market Share -794%Nice To Haves -271%DQ Read -91%, DQ Write -57%, DQ Mixed -857%, ADQ Read -131%, ADQ Write -78%, ADQ Mixed -901%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -57%

Average Bench: 62.1% (777^th of 1072)

Based on 1,899 user benchmarks. Model: BIOSTAR S100-120GB

Poor: 39%Average: 62.1% Great: 88%

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Above average average bench

The Biostar S100-120GB 120GB averaged 37.8% 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 25.7MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 60.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Biostar S100-120GB 120GB is 48.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Biostar S100-120GB 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 26MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 193MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,899 samples)

Rank 77762.1%

Min	Avg	Max
311	Read 416	478
62.7	Write 250	416
88.2	Mixed 231	345
51.5	SusWrite 193	412
60.6% 272 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.6	4K Read 25.7	37.6
31.2	4K Write 60.9	89.8
8.1	4K Mixed 16.4	23.8
92.1% 34.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
62.1	DQ Read 141	192
45	DQ Write 162	228
13.8	DQ Mixed 26	34.6
54.3% 110 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BGR-User, 12 days ago.

112GB free

Firmware: V4.15.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 127 128 128 102 MB/s

65.4% Good

Write 130

Mixed 164

SusWrite 123

49% 224 MB/s

4K Read 22.6

4K Write 72.9

4K Mixed 21.6

100% 39 MB/s

DQ Read 160

DQ Write 229

DQ Mixed 30

69% 140 MB/s

BGR-User, 12 days ago.

112GB free

Firmware: V4.15.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 77 18 119 104 MB/s

63.9% Good

Write 126

Mixed 164

SusWrite 95.5

47% 216 MB/s

4K Read 23.2

4K Write 72.3

4K Mixed 21.7

101% 39.1 MB/s

DQ Read 161

DQ Write 228

DQ Mixed 29.8

69% 140 MB/s

SRB-User, 10 days ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V4.15.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 112 112 96 100 98 MB/s

57.2% Above average

Write 128

Mixed 167

SusWrite 102

47% 213 MB/s

4K Read 20.8

4K Write 53.6

4K Mixed 18.7

84% 31 MB/s

DQ Read 141

DQ Write 203

DQ Mixed 29

62% 124 MB/s

ITA-User, 1 day ago.

45GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 272 312 318 309 158 MB/s

55.2% Above average

Write 305

Mixed 292

SusWrite 266

66% 293 MB/s

4K Read 19.3

4K Write 37.4

4K Mixed 16

70% 24.2 MB/s

DQ Read 128

DQ Write 122

DQ Mixed 31.9

50% 93.9 MB/s

GEO-User, 1 day ago.

41GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V4.15.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 57 29 40 40 19 MB/s

54.3% Above average

Write 60.9

Mixed 109

SusWrite 41.2

36% 166 MB/s

4K Read 21

4K Write 55.3

4K Mixed 18.5

85% 31.6 MB/s

DQ Read 152

DQ Write 224

DQ Mixed 29.6

67% 135 MB/s

SRB-User, 21 days ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V4.15.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 205 256 139 37 37 MB/s

52.2% Above average

Write 325

Mixed 192

SusWrite 160

46% 204 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 58.6

4K Mixed 16.7

97% 34.9 MB/s

DQ Read 185

DQ Write 202

DQ Mixed 29.4

67% 139 MB/s

IDN-User, 20 days ago.

40GB free

Firmware: V3.4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 75 68 68 75 69 MB/s

50.4% Above average

Write 285

Mixed 237

SusWrite 108

57% 256 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 58.9

4K Mixed 7.7

77% 30 MB/s

DQ Read 82.1

DQ Write 215

DQ Mixed 15.5

50% 104 MB/s

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: Biostar A320MH

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	266x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD $75Bench 63%, 104,122 samples	196x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples	123x

GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	126x
Radeon Vega 8 GraphicsAMDBench 10%, 115,953 samples	125x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	111x

SSD
S100-120GB 120GBBiostarBench 62%, 1,899 samples	1x

RAM
CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 40,300 samples	48x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	43x
Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x8GBTeamBench 78%, 7,481 samples	39x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $310

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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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S100-120GB 120GB

Average Bench: 62.1% (777^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 62.1% (777th of 1072)

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