Plextor PX-256M6V

M6V 256GB

▲ M6V 256GB
BENCHMARKS (435)
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$110

Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average Score -12%Read 6%, Write -20%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite -22%Peak Score -12%Read 4%, Write -38%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite -21%Value & Sentiment User Rating -8%, Market Share -∞%, Price -28%, Value -55%Nice To Haves -29%DQ Read -15%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -42%, ADQ Read -35%, ADQ Write -21%, ADQ Mixed -85%, Age -11%, AS-SSD Total -13%

Average Bench: 87.2% (369^th of 1072)

Based on 435 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-256M6V

Poor: 64%Average: 87.2% Great: 106%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor M6V 256GB averaged just 12.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor M6V 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 126MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.5MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M6V 256GB is 42.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor M6V 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 255MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 321MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 435 samples)

Rank 36987.2%

Min	Avg	Max
376	Read 479	521
268	Write 332	350
158	Mixed 321	415
118	SusWrite 255	345
77.4% 347 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.9	4K Read 28.7	35.5
31.1	4K Write 77	110
17.6	4K Mixed 35.5	48.5
130% 47.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.3	DQ Read 239	318
62.5	DQ Write 237	321
18.8	DQ Mixed 126	208
126% 201 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

POL-User, 3 months ago.

75GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 333 332 349 345 347 MB/s

78.7% Very good

Write 346

Mixed 220

SusWrite 340

74% 331 MB/s

4K Read 18.8

4K Write 52.6

4K Mixed 24.9

88% 32.1 MB/s

DQ Read 313

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 208

185% 278 MB/s

VNM-User, 5 months ago.

28GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 121 113 90 88 88 MB/s

72% Very good

Write 304

Mixed 272

SusWrite 120

62% 276 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 62.4

4K Mixed 32.9

110% 39.5 MB/s

DQ Read 318

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 208

186% 279 MB/s

RUS-User, 4 months ago.

238GB free

Firmware: 1.04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 338 338 338 333 236 MB/s

44.4% Average

Write 151

Mixed 125

SusWrite 319

42% 185 MB/s

4K Read 7

4K Write 20.8

4K Mixed 10.3

35% 12.7 MB/s

DQ Read 214

DQ Write 163

DQ Mixed 153

124% 177 MB/s

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Typical M6V 256GB Builds (Compare 245 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77N-WIFI

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	50x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	29x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	29x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	19x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	18x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	16x

SSD
M6V 256GBPlextor $110Bench 87%, 435 samples	1x

RAM
M378B1G73DB0-CK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 55%, 9,947 samples	18x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples	12x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	10x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $524

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Plextor PX-256M6V

M6V 256GB

Average Bench: 87.2% (369^th of 1072)

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