Plextor PX-256M6S

M6S 256GB

M6S 256GB
BENCHMARKS (1,660)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $166

Effective Speed -8%Effective Speed -8%Average Score -14%Read -4%, Write -11%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -28%, SusWrite 12%Peak Score -20%Read -4%, Write -16%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -37%, Mixed -36%, 4K Mixed -31%, SusWrite -1%Value & Sentiment User Rating -8%, Market Share -∞%, Price -94%, Value -107%Nice To Haves -13%DQ Read 1%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -37%, ADQ Read 0%, ADQ Write -4%, ADQ Mixed -25%, Age -27%, AS-SSD Total -6%

Average Bench: 88.9% (346^th of 1072)

Based on 1,660 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-256M6S

Poor: 64%Average: 88.9% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor M6S 256GB averaged just 11.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor M6S 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 186MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.9MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M6S 256GB is 39.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor M6S 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 269MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 347MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,660 samples)

Rank 34688.9%

Min	Avg	Max
338	Read 436	484
155	Write 358	415
188	Mixed 269	297
192	SusWrite 347	412
79.1% 352 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.6	4K Read 28.9	34.8
35.3	4K Write 66.1	87.7
21	4K Mixed 32.6	41.3
121% 42.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
218	DQ Read 325	370
160	DQ Write 276	331
104	DQ Mixed 186	216
170% 262 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ZAF-User, 2 months ago.

99GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 397 363 404 354 395 MB/s

93.6% Outstanding

Write 378

Mixed 286

SusWrite 377

83% 369 MB/s

4K Read 27.5

4K Write 67.9

4K Mixed 35.6

123% 43.7 MB/s

DQ Read 347

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 211

193% 295 MB/s

POL-User, 2 months ago.

237GB free

Firmware: 1.03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 355 395 379 372 416 MB/s

90.3% Outstanding

Write 381

Mixed 269

SusWrite 384

84% 376 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 53.9

4K Mixed 28.8

109% 37.2 MB/s

DQ Read 349

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 201

186% 287 MB/s

POL-User, 1 month ago.

126GB free

Firmware: 1.03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 359 366 417 382 379 MB/s

90.1% Outstanding

Write 393

Mixed 269

SusWrite 376

83% 372 MB/s

4K Read 29.3

4K Write 55.7

4K Mixed 30.2

113% 38.4 MB/s

DQ Read 349

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 202

187% 288 MB/s

RUS-User, 1 month ago.

28GB free

Firmware: 1.09

SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 373 394 399 360 398 MB/s

89% Excellent

Write 393

Mixed 276

SusWrite 388

84% 375 MB/s

4K Read 27.2

4K Write 54.2

4K Mixed 31.2

110% 37.5 MB/s

DQ Read 361

DQ Write 250

DQ Mixed 198

177% 270 MB/s

HKG-User, 1 month ago.

114GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 393 393 392 393 394 MB/s

88.9% Excellent

Write 388

Mixed 269

SusWrite 393

80% 355 MB/s

4K Read 32.6

4K Write 64.6

4K Mixed 36.8

131% 44.7 MB/s

DQ Read 242

DQ Write 197

DQ Mixed 142

127% 193 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

109GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 382 330 333 250 396 MB/s

86.7% Excellent

Write 368

Mixed 276

SusWrite 341

81% 360 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 51.8

4K Mixed 31.4

111% 37.2 MB/s

DQ Read 358

DQ Write 246

DQ Mixed 194

174% 266 MB/s

HKG-User, 1 month ago.

233GB free

Firmware: 1.03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 101 78 93 145 75 MB/s

75% Very good

Write 49.5

Mixed 137

SusWrite 93

41% 188 MB/s

4K Read 30

4K Write 80.7

4K Mixed 35.6

134% 48.8 MB/s

DQ Read 353

DQ Write 68

DQ Mixed 153

127% 191 MB/s

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V PRO - $400

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	826x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	553x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	314x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	138x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	125x

SSD
M6S 256GBPlextor $166Bench 89%, 1,660 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	61x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	59x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	42x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $941

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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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) $30	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

Plextor PX-256M6S

M6S 256GB

Average Bench: 88.9% (346^th of 1072)

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M6S 256GB

Average Bench: 88.9% (346th of 1072)

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