Plextor PX-128M6S

M6S 128GB

▲ M6S 128GB
BENCHMARKS (3,356)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $106

Effective Speed +4% Effective Speed 4%Average Score +0%Read 12%, Write 1%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -5%, 4K Mixed -15%, SusWrite 42%Peak Score -5%Read 6%, Write -9%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -29%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite 17%Value & Sentiment User Rating -4%, Market Share -∞%, Price -15%, Value -12%Nice To Haves +7% DQ Read 22%, DQ Write 4%, DQ Mixed -8%, ADQ Read 24%, ADQ Write 9%, ADQ Mixed -4%, Age 4%, AS-SSD Total 8%

Average Bench: 85.5% (397^th of 1072)

Based on 3,356 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-128M6S

Poor: 65%Average: 85.5% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor M6S 128GB averaged just 14.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor M6S 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 180MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.5MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M6S 128GB is 35.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor M6S 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 253MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 292MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,356 samples)

Rank 39785.5%

Min	Avg	Max
341	Read 442	491
251	Write 310	333
200	Mixed 253	283
189	SusWrite 292	325
72.5% 324 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.4	4K Read 28.5	35.7
37.9	4K Write 66.2	90.1
22.6	4K Mixed 32.7	41.8
120% 42.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
154	DQ Read 323	373
77.6	DQ Write 262	308
87.6	DQ Mixed 180	207
165% 255 MB/s

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

POL-User, 16 days ago.

117GB free

Firmware: 1.07

SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 316 294 318 315 293 MB/s

95.8% Outstanding

Write 317

Mixed 272

SusWrite 309

77% 346 MB/s

4K Read 33.6

4K Write 76.4

4K Mixed 37.3

139% 49.1 MB/s

DQ Read 360

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 197

184% 286 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 days ago.

80GB free

Firmware: 1.03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 326 307 326 327 307 MB/s

87.7% Excellent

Write 322

Mixed 262

SusWrite 320

78% 348 MB/s

4K Read 31.4

4K Write 68.1

4K Mixed 35.9

130% 45.1 MB/s

DQ Read 221

DQ Write 172

DQ Mixed 136

118% 176 MB/s

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H - $76

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Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	503x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	495x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	474x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	473x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	226x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	223x

SSD
M6S 128GBPlextor $106Bench 85%, 3,356 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	68x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	58x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	50x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $391

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Plextor PX-128M6S

M6S 128GB

Average Bench: 85.5% (397^th of 1072)

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