Plextor PX-512M5P

M5 Pro 512GB

M5 Pro 512GB
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Effective Speed -11%Effective Speed -11%Average Score -17%Read -3%, Write -10%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write -39%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -42%, SusWrite 23%Peak Score -19%Read -2%, Write -12%, 4K Read -24%, 4K Write -32%, Mixed -35%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite 11%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -286%, Value -154%Nice To Haves -18%DQ Read 2%, DQ Write -6%, DQ Mixed -46%, ADQ Read -5%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -43%, Age -32%, AS-SSD Total -6%

Average Bench: 88.6% (350^th of 1072)

Based on 554 user benchmarks. Models: PLEXTOR PX-512M5Pro, PLEXTOR PX-512M5P

Poor: 62%Average: 88.6% Great: 106%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Plextor M5 Pro 512GB averaged just 11.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor M5 Pro 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 182MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M5 Pro 512GB is 44%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor M5 Pro 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 286MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 365MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 554 samples)

Rank 35088.6%

Min	Avg	Max
343	Read 446	496
193	Write 368	434
224	Mixed 286	314
231	SusWrite 365	430
82.2% 366 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.4	4K Read 27.8	34.6
30	4K Write 62.9	92.4
17.6	4K Mixed 31.8	41.9
116% 40.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
146	DQ Read 311	373
117	DQ Write 272	339
105	DQ Mixed 182	227
166% 255 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 months ago.

122GB free

Firmware: 1.08

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 419 421 363 426 423 MB/s

95.9% Outstanding

Write 420

Mixed 304

SusWrite 409

91% 406 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 58.9

4K Mixed 32.6

118% 40.3 MB/s

DQ Read 358

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 221

199% 301 MB/s

USA-User, 21 days ago.

419GB free

Firmware: 1.08

SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 359 306 356 357 312 MB/s

91.7% Outstanding

Write 408

Mixed 301

SusWrite 341

85% 379 MB/s

4K Read 29.8

4K Write 60.2

4K Mixed 33.6

120% 41.2 MB/s

DQ Read 369

DQ Write 317

DQ Mixed 203

190% 297 MB/s

IRN-User, 3 months ago.

357GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 361 357 411 349 417 MB/s

87% Excellent

Write 341

Mixed 269

SusWrite 375

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 58

4K Mixed 30.8

108% 37.9 MB/s

DQ Read 364

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 221

199% 302 MB/s

IRN-User, 3 months ago.

363GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 355 367 375 365 418 MB/s

85.3% Excellent

Write 343

Mixed 265

SusWrite 373

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 24.7

4K Write 54.6

4K Mixed 29.3

104% 36.2 MB/s

DQ Read 344

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 222

197% 296 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

416GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 283 198 256 295 293 MB/s

56% Above average

Write 304

Mixed 244

SusWrite 268

64% 286 MB/s

4K Read 20.7

4K Write 25.4

4K Mixed 21

72% 22.4 MB/s

DQ Read 104

DQ Write 86.3

DQ Mixed 93.5

70% 94.7 MB/s

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	527x
Core i7-4930KIntel $100Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	272x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	180x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	122x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	112x

SSD
M5 Pro 512GBPlextor $370Bench 89%, 554 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	37x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	22x
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 73%, 3,160 samples	21x

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Value: 41% - Average

Total price: $1,439

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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-512M5P

M5 Pro 512GB

Average Bench: 88.6% (350^th of 1072)

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