Biostar

S120-512GB 512GB

S120-512GB 512GB
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Effective Speed -4%Effective Speed -4%Average Score -1%Read -3%, Write -2%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed -16%, SusWrite 22%Peak Score +0%Read -3%, Write 0%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite 18%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +1% DQ Read -3%, DQ Write -17%, DQ Mixed -1%, ADQ Read -23%, ADQ Write -22%, ADQ Mixed -2%, Age 81%, AS-SSD Total -7%

Average Bench: 94.4% (284^th of 1072)

Based on 361 user benchmarks. Model: BIOSTAR S120-512GB

Poor: 53%Average: 94.4% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The Biostar S120-512GB 512GB averaged just 5.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Biostar S120-512GB 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 254MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 33.7MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Biostar S120-512GB 512GB is 64.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Biostar S120-512GB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 362MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 379MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 361 samples)

Rank 28494.4%

Min	Avg	Max
326	Read 442	494
130	Write 399	486
197	Mixed 379	458
158	SusWrite 362	458
88.9% 395 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18	4K Read 33.7	43.8
13.9	4K Write 76.7	110
16.3	4K Mixed 38.8	52
141% 49.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
45.1	DQ Read 266	356
32.9	DQ Write 236	305
23.6	DQ Mixed 254	329
190% 252 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IRN-User, 4 months ago.

329GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H190117H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 106 119 130 262 244 MB/s

78.5% Very good

Write 397

Mixed 346

SusWrite 194

77% 342 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 31.3

135% 54.8 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 102

DQ Mixed 268

178% 215 MB/s

TUR-User, 5 days ago.

112GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H190117H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 264 270 276 255 242 MB/s

72.4% Very good

Write 303

Mixed 297

SusWrite 254

71% 317 MB/s

4K Read 20

4K Write 71.7

4K Mixed 28.3

104% 40 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 80.4

DQ Mixed 157

122% 174 MB/s

SRB-User, 16 days ago.

34GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H190117H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 209 197 167 210 208 MB/s

60.8% Good

Write 280

Mixed 200

SusWrite 191

58% 258 MB/s

4K Read 20.3

4K Write 62.4

4K Mixed 27.6

99% 36.8 MB/s

DQ Read 144

DQ Write 41.1

DQ Mixed 145

93% 110 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 month ago.

214GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1.2.4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 108 88 93 61 66 MB/s

26.4% Poor

Write 143

Mixed 152

SusWrite 85.2

40% 180 MB/s

4K Read 11.6

4K Write 6.2

4K Mixed 4.3

26% 7.37 MB/s

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Typical S120-512GB 512GB Builds (Compare 540 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-F

CPU
Ryzen 3 3100AMDBench 75%, 50,446 samples	110x
Ryzen 5 1600AFAMD $97Bench 72%, 52,721 samples	84x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	81x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	98x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	97x
GTX 1650S (Super)Nvidia $300Bench 59%, 180,577 samples	33x

SSD
S120-512GB 512GBBiostarBench 94%, 361 samples	1x

RAM
DDR4 3000 1x8GBAdataBench 46%, 15,335 samples	51x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	29x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $130

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CPU	GPU	SSD
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

Biostar

S120-512GB 512GB

Average Bench: 94.4% (284^th of 1072)

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S120-512GB 512GB

Average Bench: 94.4% (284th of 1072)

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Poor consistency

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-F

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Average Bench: 94.4% (284^th of 1072)