Average Bench: 193% (103rd of 1072)

Based on 387 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-1TM8PeG

Outstanding average bench

The Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB averaged 93.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 475MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,410MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB is 118%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 97.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 720MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 387 samples)
Min Avg Max
627 Read 1,410 2,068
381 Write 1,035 1,486
455 Mixed 720 951
414 SusWrite 882 1,282
226% 1,012 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.7 4K Read 56.9 46.6
42.9 4K Write 97.2 145
16.9 4K Mixed 45.7 65.3
196% 66.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
36.1 DQ Read 650 1,020
73.7 DQ Write 518 903
18.8 DQ Mixed 475 836
385% 548 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
507GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1288 1127 1097 1064 1087 1061 MB/s
Read 1,368
Write 1,347
Mixed 756
SusWrite 1,121
258% 1,148 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 71.3
256% 96.9 MB/s
DQ Read 963
DQ Write 844
DQ Mixed 808
632% 872 MB/s
334GB free
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 986 713 744 682 638 726 MB/s
Read 1,145
Write 1,264
Mixed 676
SusWrite 748
215% 958 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 52.6
181% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,014
DQ Write 831
DQ Mixed 670
571% 838 MB/s
154GB free
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 516 525 616 506 556 499 MB/s
Read 1,145
Write 1,097
Mixed 680
SusWrite 536
193% 865 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 60.3
208% 74.5 MB/s
DQ Read 961
DQ Write 834
DQ Mixed 808
630% 868 MB/s
171GB free
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 850 937 966 991 1029 1017 MB/s
Read 741
Write 1,194
Mixed 454
SusWrite 965
190% 839 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 51.7
150% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 609
DQ Write 753
DQ Mixed 470
413% 611 MB/s
154GB free
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 292 406 293 404 284 MB/s
Read 1,089
Write 1,093
Mixed 636
SusWrite 328
176% 786 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 88.5
4K Mixed 52.3
175% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 929
DQ Write 713
DQ Mixed 684
549% 776 MB/s
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1025 978 1016 990 870 833 MB/s
Read 1,089
Write 1,137
Mixed 628
SusWrite 952
214% 952 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 54.4
4K Mixed 36.7
122% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 316
229% 300 MB/s
249GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1066 750 575 165 396 278 MB/s
Read 1,127
Write 1,044
Mixed 676
SusWrite 538
189% 846 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 36.6
122% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 287
212% 284 MB/s
593GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 441 387 436 413 443 MB/s
Read 899
Write 496
Mixed 480
SusWrite 428
128% 576 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 39
134% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 614
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 284
255% 396 MB/s
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 96%
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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EDITION 10 - $485

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $1,291

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