fanxiang S101Q 512GB SATA SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the SATA SSD S101Q with 512GB (FX-S101Q-512GB) from the brand fanxiang.

Performance score 
699
Price/GB
0.18 $
Read
550 MB/s
 Write
500 MB/s
Connector
2.5"
Interface
SATA 6 Gbps
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image S101Q
Manufacturer fanxiang  
Model number FX-S101Q-512GB
Capacity 512 GB (477 GiB)
pSLC cache 82 GB approx.
Read speed 550 MB/s
Write speed 500 MB/s
Interface SATA 6 Gbps
Connector 2.5"
Memory module (NAND) QLC
Controller n/a

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 90 $
(= 0.18 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
95 %
Write speed
94 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the fanxiang SATA SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. A total score of 699 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: fanxiang S101Q 512GB SATA SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
494.20 MB/s
448.51 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
29.20 MB/s
88.47 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
181.17 MB/s
163.65 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.047 ms
0.127 ms
Score
260
297
Total score 
699

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 07 August 2024 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: fanxiang S101Q 512GB SATA SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1,038.53 MB/s
1.03 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,098.74 MB/s
1.28 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,484.09 MB/s
0.93 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: fanxiang S101Q 512GB SATA SSD

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 550 MB/s and 500 MB/s) the fanxiang SATA SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: fanxiang S101Q 512GB SATA SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
523.84
458.51
SEQ1M
Q1T1
504.33
437.71
RND4K
Q32T16
227.45
175.99
RND4K
Q1T1
42.13
94.64

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
499.60
437.30
SEQ1M
Q1T1
481.00
417.40
RND4K
Q32T16
55,529.10
42,966.10
RND4K
Q1T1
10,285.20
23,106.00

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
15,975.70
18,230.70
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,078.66
2,394.74
RND4K
Q32T16
9,200.03
11,885.90
RND4K
Q1T1
97.12
43.16

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 100 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 82 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 474 MB/s and written at 234 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: fanxiang S101Q 512GB SATA SSD

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the fanxiang SATA SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: fanxiang S101Q 512GB SATA SSD

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the fanxiang SATA SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: fanxiang S101Q 512GB SATA SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the fanxiang SATA SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: fanxiang S101Q 512GB SATA SSD


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