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G330-256GB 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 86.6% (377th of 1072)

Based on 32 user benchmarks.  Model: BIOSTAR G330-256GB
Poor: 56%Average: 86.6% Great: 115%

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Very good average bench

The Biostar G330-256GB 256GB averaged just 13.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Biostar G330-256GB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 203MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.4MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Biostar G330-256GB 256GB is 59.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Biostar G330-256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 266MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 216MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 32 samples)
Rank 37786.6%
Min Avg Max
338 Read 463 519
54.3 Write 394 484
85.4 Mixed 352 503
54.8 SusWrite 266 461
82.7% 369 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.1 4K Read 27.9 34.7
30.8 4K Write 75.9 127
20.4 4K Mixed 38.4 52.2
132% 47.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.7 DQ Read 216 257
60.5 DQ Write 254 359
20.7 DQ Mixed 203 260
162% 224 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1205E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 450 450 449 450 176 MB/s
99.9% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 460
Mixed 429
SusWrite 402
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 74.3
4K Mixed 40.4
135% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 260
209% 289 MB/s
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1205E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 38 45 188 104 82 MB/s
87.5% Excellent
Read 489
Write 472
Mixed 434
SusWrite 126
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 44.6
151% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 258
206% 284 MB/s
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1205E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 222 81 72 66 80 MB/s
82.3% Excellent
Read 506
Write 475
Mixed 436
SusWrite 108
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 72.3
4K Mixed 40.2
134% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 241
200% 284 MB/s
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1205E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 26 18 120 68 64 MB/s
69.9% Good
Read 465
Write 54.3
Mixed 199
SusWrite 54.8
42% 193 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 40.2
128% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 111
99% 154 MB/s
205GB free
Firmware: P120
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 230 62 88 68 63 MB/s
69% Good
Read 469
Write 426
Mixed 418
SusWrite 108
80% 355 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 52.7
4K Mixed 34
109% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 203
154% 207 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,711,885 SSDs tested

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Typical G330-256GB 256GB Builds (Compare 1,680 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 21%
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Motherboard: MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel  $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples355x
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples310x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples234x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples285x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples269x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples141x
SSD
G330-256GB 256GBBiostarBench 87%, 32 samples1x
RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples72x
HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GBKingstonBench 40%, 46,352 samples47x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples43x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $154

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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