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S100-480GB PLUS 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 78.4% (514th of 1072)

Based on 142 user benchmarks.  Model: BIOSTAR S100-480GB PLUS
Poor: 55%Average: 78.4% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Biostar S100-480GB PLUS 480GB averaged 21.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Biostar S100-480GB PLUS 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 72.5MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Biostar S100-480GB PLUS 480GB is 36.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Biostar S100-480GB PLUS 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 33.7MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 153MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 142 samples)
Rank 51478.4%
Min Avg Max
353 Read 447 487
241 Write 381 432
249 Mixed 322 354
190 SusWrite 312 425
82% 365 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19 4K Read 30.3 35.9
40.1 4K Write 72.5 96.6
14.5 4K Mixed 22.7 26.6
113% 41.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.6 DQ Read 153 174
78.1 DQ Write 206 229
25.8 DQ Mixed 33.7 36.8
66.1% 131 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0818A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 242 196 208 200 202 MB/s
78.9% Very good
Read 478
Write 410
Mixed 353
SusWrite 241
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 75.6
4K Mixed 26.1
123% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 34.9
69% 136 MB/s
291GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0818A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 198 220 220 219 219 MB/s
74.4% Very good
Read 455
Write 376
Mixed 316
SusWrite 249
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 67.2
4K Mixed 20.2
109% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 34.7
72% 145 MB/s
238GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0818A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 212 221 225 228 225 MB/s
73.5% Very good
Read 464
Write 407
Mixed 278
SusWrite 257
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 60.8
4K Mixed 24.8
110% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 99.9
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 35.4
56% 103 MB/s
40GB free
Firmware: R0818A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 265 185 199 197 204 MB/s
72.3% Very good
Read 440
Write 406
Mixed 321
SusWrite 242
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 68.5
4K Mixed 19.6
107% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 33.2
69% 138 MB/s
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1029A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 284 215 222 207 214 MB/s
66.1% Good
Read 407
Write 345
Mixed 293
SusWrite 254
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 50.8
4K Mixed 17.3
86% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 33.3
71% 143 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,735,342 SSDs tested

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Gaming 25%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation 21%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-K - $73

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel  $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples612x
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples515x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples344x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples435x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples299x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples167x
SSD
S100-480GB PLUS 480GBBiostarBench 78%, 142 samples1x
RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples63x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples47x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples43x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $227

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