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PX-256M7VC 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 84.3% (418th of 1072)

Based on 1,046 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-256M7VC
Poor: 58%Average: 84.3% Great: 103%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor PX-256M7VC 256GB averaged just 15.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-256M7VC 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 220MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-256M7VC 256GB is 44.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-256M7VC 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 209MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 321MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,046 samples)
Rank 41884.3%
Min Avg Max
307 Read 444 502
153 Write 369 451
143 Mixed 321 396
133 SusWrite 209 262
75.1% 336 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.2 4K Read 32 41.6
34.1 4K Write 62.6 86.1
22.1 4K Mixed 39.7 52.8
133% 44.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
71 DQ Read 316 380
87.6 DQ Write 251 313
53 DQ Mixed 220 298
182% 262 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
33GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 255 233 226 226 233 MB/s
95.2% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 458
Mixed 405
SusWrite 249
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 43.5
144% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 300
237% 330 MB/s
101GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 247 227 226 211 218 MB/s
94.4% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 445
Mixed 397
SusWrite 252
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 61.8
4K Mixed 42.9
142% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 295
232% 323 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 226 233 239 229 230 MB/s
90.6% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 421
Mixed 389
SusWrite 259
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 50.5
4K Mixed 37.9
128% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 293
233% 327 MB/s
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 208 200 205 204 223 MB/s
85.5% Excellent
Read 433
Write 396
Mixed 354
SusWrite 215
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 50.6
4K Mixed 39.6
128% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 280
225% 319 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 173 187 195 199 195 MB/s
64% Good
Read 446
Write 412
Mixed 300
SusWrite 180
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 33.1
4K Mixed 21.9
77% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 178
158% 233 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,704,670 SSDs tested

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Typical PX-256M7VC 256GB Builds (Compare 13,918 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples6,629x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,674x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,045x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2,168x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,383x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,250x
SSD
PX-256M7VC 256GBPlextorBench 84%, 1,046 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples808x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples566x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples560x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $650

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