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S100-256GB 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 72.9% (612th of 1072)

Based on 336 user benchmarks.  Model: BIOSTAR S100-256GB
Poor: 51%Average: 72.9% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Biostar S100-256GB 256GB averaged 27.0% 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 30.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 68.3MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Biostar S100-256GB 256GB is 41.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Biostar S100-256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 33.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 228MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 336 samples)
Rank 61272.9%
Min Avg Max
333 Read 444 484
223 Write 387 440
187 Mixed 330 366
98 SusWrite 228 443
77.8% 347 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.1 4K Read 30.8 36.7
36.8 4K Write 68.3 91.3
14.3 4K Mixed 22.1 26.6
111% 40.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
115 DQ Read 173 199
75.2 DQ Write 202 230
24.8 DQ Mixed 33.4 37.2
67.8% 136 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
94GB free
Firmware: V4.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 204 206 212 213 212 MB/s
72.7% Very good
Read 452
Write 416
Mixed 342
SusWrite 215
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 66.7
4K Mixed 21.7
108% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 38.3
78% 156 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 122 201 143 145 105 MB/s
65.8% Good
Read 440
Write 386
Mixed 220
SusWrite 146
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 62.4
4K Mixed 22.1
106% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 32.7
64% 129 MB/s
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 143 173 27 77 53 MB/s
65.8% Good
Read 477
Write 434
Mixed 149
SusWrite 114
65% 294 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 23.6
114% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 90.7
DQ Mixed 31.7
50% 96.7 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 139 141 142 143 143 MB/s
58.2% Above average
Read 373
Write 358
Mixed 313
SusWrite 151
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 49.3
4K Mixed 17.5
84% 30 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 34.1
73% 148 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,724,250 SSDs tested

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Typical S100-256GB 256GB Builds (Compare 1,804 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 34%
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Motherboard: Biostar A320MH

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples266x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD  $75Bench 63%, 104,122 samples196x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD  $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples123x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples126x
Radeon Vega 8 GraphicsAMDBench 10%, 115,953 samples125x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples111x
SSD
S100-256GB 256GBBiostarBench 73%, 336 samples1x
RAM
CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 40,300 samples48x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples43x
Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x8GBTeamBench 78%, 7,481 samples39x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $310

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