Plextor PX-256M6Pro

M6 Pro 256GB

M6 Pro 256GB
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Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average Score -10%Read -2%, Write -2%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite 28%Peak Score -15%Read -1%, Write -6%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -35%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite 14%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -15%, Value -62%Nice To Haves -14%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -47%, ADQ Read 0%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -38%, Age -23%, AS-SSD Total -3%

Average Bench: 94.1% (286^th of 1072)

Based on 927 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-256M6Pro

Poor: 66%Average: 94.1% Great: 111%

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Excellent average bench

The Plextor M6 Pro 256GB averaged just 5.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor M6 Pro 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 188MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M6 Pro 256GB is 44.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor M6 Pro 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 278MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 379MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 927 samples)

Rank 28694.1%

Min	Avg	Max
330	Read 448	503
283	Write 397	457
211	Mixed 278	313
246	SusWrite 379	441
84.3% 375 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.7	4K Read 29.6	36.3
39.3	4K Write 71.2	97.4
23.7	4K Mixed 35.9	44.8
129% 45.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
94.2	DQ Read 327	384
75.7	DQ Write 276	345
59.2	DQ Mixed 188	226
172% 263 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

POL-User, 2 month ago.

238GB free

Firmware: 1.05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 444 424 443 423 418 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 280

SusWrite 428

92% 411 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 73

4K Mixed 38.2

137% 48 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 333

DQ Mixed 222

204% 313 MB/s

POL-User, 2 months ago.

172GB free

Firmware: 1.05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 423 426 448 427 449 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 441

Mixed 318

SusWrite 437

95% 422 MB/s

4K Read 31.7

4K Write 66.7

4K Mixed 37.6

132% 45.3 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 348

DQ Mixed 227

207% 317 MB/s

POL-User, 2 month ago.

238GB free

Firmware: 1.05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 416 432 374 399 431 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 435

Mixed 273

SusWrite 413

90% 403 MB/s

4K Read 30.1

4K Write 70.5

4K Mixed 38.7

132% 46.4 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 221

203% 312 MB/s

TWN-User, 4 days ago.

103GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 391 433 395 419 402 MB/s

96.2% Outstanding

Write 423

Mixed 286

SusWrite 412

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 69.3

4K Mixed 38.9

130% 45.7 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 197

DQ Mixed 225

183% 264 MB/s

PHL-User, 8 days ago.

139GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 360 394 416 419 395 MB/s

92.4% Outstanding

Write 392

Mixed 282

SusWrite 377

84% 374 MB/s

4K Read 29.7

4K Write 62.1

4K Mixed 35.4

123% 42.4 MB/s

DQ Read 368

DQ Write 238

DQ Mixed 188

171% 265 MB/s

TWN-User, 23 days ago.

102GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 354 387 333 349 322 MB/s

89.3% Excellent

Write 413

Mixed 209

SusWrite 338

80% 355 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 56.8

4K Mixed 32.7

113% 38.8 MB/s

DQ Read 357

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 212

195% 299 MB/s

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Typical M6 Pro 256GB Builds (Compare 3,063 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	875x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	663x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	498x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	332x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	200x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	167x

SSD
M6 Pro 256GBPlextor $110Bench 94%, 927 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	148x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	133x
CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 11,058 samples	44x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $805

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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) $35	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-256M6Pro

M6 Pro 256GB

Average Bench: 94.1% (286^th of 1072)

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