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Plextor PX-256M8PeG

M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 180% (121st of 1072)

Based on 2,806 user benchmarks.  Models: PLEXTOR PX-256M8PeG, PLEXTOR PX-256M8PeY
Poor: 125%Average: 180% Great: 215%

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Outstanding average bench

The Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 79.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 564MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 786MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 89.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 614MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 624MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,806 samples)
Rank 121180%
Min Avg Max
795 Read 1,270 1,503
378 Write 772 907
437 Mixed 614 699
244 SusWrite 624 843
182% 820 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.4 4K Read 41.5 47.4
55.2 4K Write 110 145
37.4 4K Mixed 55.7 66.3
192% 69 MB/s
Min Avg Max
419 DQ Read 786 858
214 DQ Write 619 900
260 DQ Mixed 564 708
460% 656 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 749 750 757 771 760 772 MB/s
207% Outstanding
Read 1,422
Write 872
Mixed 695
SusWrite 760
209% 937 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 62.9
220% 80.4 MB/s
DQ Read 856
DQ Write 755
DQ Mixed 640
525% 750 MB/s
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 734 757 746 753 749 745 MB/s
193% Outstanding
Read 1,420
Write 760
Mixed 660
SusWrite 747
199% 897 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 98.2
4K Mixed 53.2
179% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 856
DQ Write 729
DQ Mixed 644
523% 743 MB/s
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 572 692 720 718 706 704 MB/s
189% Outstanding
Read 1,421
Write 768
Mixed 658
SusWrite 685
196% 883 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 54.9
184% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 857
DQ Write 632
DQ Mixed 608
492% 699 MB/s
222GB free
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 841 811 826 818 822 821 MB/s
163% Outstanding
Read 1,284
Write 892
Mixed 658
SusWrite 823
204% 914 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 46.4
4K Mixed 37.3
126% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 856
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 309
278% 442 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 705 605 534 503 482 456 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 888
Write 705
Mixed 614
SusWrite 548
154% 688 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 35.5
119% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 473
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 387
286% 381 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 255 264 254 236 258 MB/s
98.5% Outstanding
Read 973
Write 352
Mixed 446
SusWrite 256
112% 507 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 41.3
4K Mixed 30.6
101% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 216
180% 260 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 59%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples6,620x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,671x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,044x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2,166x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,381x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,247x
SSD
M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBPlextor  $110Bench 180%, 2,806 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples807x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples565x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples559x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $760

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