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PX-512S2C 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 85.6% (393rd of 1072)

Based on 304 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-512S2C
Poor: 61%Average: 85.6% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor PX-512S2C 512GB averaged just 14.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-512S2C 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 155MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.8MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-512S2C 512GB is 46.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-512S2C 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 194MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 343MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 304 samples)
Rank 39385.6%
Min Avg Max
372 Read 473 522
179 Write 373 490
168 Mixed 343 497
126 SusWrite 194 227
77.2% 346 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.6 4K Read 26.8 33.4
36.2 4K Write 79.3 118
17.6 4K Mixed 36.8 51
130% 47.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27 DQ Read 267 377
74.1 DQ Write 233 334
18.8 DQ Mixed 155 258
142% 218 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 179 177 184 185 190 MB/s
95.3% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 457
Mixed 373
SusWrite 206
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 82.1
4K Mixed 46.9
149% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 258
220% 323 MB/s
329GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 204 192 193 198 194 MB/s
86.9% Excellent
Read 461
Write 386
Mixed 325
SusWrite 212
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 70.8
4K Mixed 40.7
128% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 253
214% 312 MB/s
167GB free
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 196 195 194 195 196 MB/s
84.9% Excellent
Read 480
Write 193
Mixed 201
SusWrite 195
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 37.5
136% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 141
138% 223 MB/s
475GB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 195 194 196 194 195 MB/s
81.9% Excellent
Read 479
Write 426
Mixed 363
SusWrite 219
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 54.5
4K Mixed 35
111% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 256
211% 304 MB/s
440GB free
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 241 199 194 194 196 MB/s
80.3% Excellent
Read 438
Write 314
Mixed 346
SusWrite 222
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 31.6
108% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 251
217% 321 MB/s
402GB free
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 210 194 193 194 193 MB/s
65.9% Good
Read 377
Write 348
Mixed 290
SusWrite 211
69% 307 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 57.4
4K Mixed 34.2
113% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 31.9
DQ Write 84.1
DQ Mixed 45.9
38% 54 MB/s
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Gaming 25%
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Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 21%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A320M-HD2-CF

CPU
Ryzen 3 1200AMD  $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples36x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD  $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples23x
Ryzen 3 1300XAMD  $102Bench 65%, 38,959 samples21x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples26x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples18x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples10x
SSD
PX-512S2C 512GBPlextorBench 86%, 304 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GBCorsair  $25Bench 42%, 47,473 samples6x
2666 C16 Series 2x4GBUnknownBench 77%, 3,759 samples6x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $204

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