Plextor

PX-256S2C 256GB

PX-256S2C 256GB
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Effective Speed -12%Effective Speed -12%Average Score -16%Read 6%, Write -11%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -0%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite -63%Peak Score -12%Read 4%, Write 1%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed 20%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite -76%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -13%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed -24%, ADQ Read -14%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -57%, Age 7%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 87.9% (360^th of 1072)

Based on 315 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-256S2C

Poor: 60%Average: 87.9% Great: 107%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor PX-256S2C 256GB averaged just 12.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-256S2C 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 166MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-256S2C 256GB is 47.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-256S2C 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 182MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 358MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 315 samples)

Rank 36087.9%

Min	Avg	Max
397	Read 484	525
156	Write 365	488
171	Mixed 358	506
106	SusWrite 182	220
77.6% 347 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.6	4K Read 28.7	35.6
39.8	4K Write 81.8	118
18.8	4K Mixed 37.9	53.6
135% 49.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28	DQ Read 287	378
72.6	DQ Write 248	352
20.7	DQ Mixed 166	267
152% 233 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

KWT-User, 5 months ago.

237GB free

Firmware: 1.04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 202 202 202 204 203 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 464

Mixed 403

SusWrite 215

89% 395 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 49.4

170% 63.5 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 317

DQ Mixed 263

220% 318 MB/s

ISL-User, 3 months ago.

196GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 210 198 201 204 204 MB/s

99.3% Outstanding

Write 479

Mixed 404

SusWrite 208

90% 401 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 92.4

4K Mixed 48.1

161% 57.9 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 342

DQ Mixed 266

224% 327 MB/s

RUS-User, 5 months ago.

116GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 215 201 199 202 205 MB/s

97.1% Outstanding

Write 432

Mixed 418

SusWrite 207

87% 390 MB/s

4K Read 32.6

4K Write 87.6

4K Mixed 46.1

155% 55.4 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 347

DQ Mixed 203

196% 309 MB/s

FRA-User, 3 months ago.

104GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 193 202 204 202 MB/s

76.1% Very good

Write 196

Mixed 208

SusWrite 196

60% 273 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 60.3

4K Mixed 29

107% 38 MB/s

DQ Read 337

DQ Write 191

DQ Mixed 167

150% 232 MB/s

ISL-User, 2 months ago.

149GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 204 205 203 201 206 MB/s

70.2% Very good

Write 206

Mixed 212

SusWrite 203

60% 269 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 46.6

4K Mixed 26.2

89% 31.1 MB/s

DQ Read 331

DQ Write 204

DQ Mixed 168

152% 235 MB/s

ITA-User, 4 months ago.

33GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 78 75 80 77 77 MB/s

69.8% Good

Write 108

Mixed 115

SusWrite 80.2

44% 203 MB/s

4K Read 28

4K Write 48

4K Mixed 33.7

111% 36.6 MB/s

DQ Read 334

DQ Write 111

DQ Mixed 98

105% 181 MB/s

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 66%

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Motherboard: MSI B360-A PRO (MS-7B22)

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	301x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	285x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	208x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	107x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	98x

SSD
PX-256S2C 256GBPlextorBench 88%, 315 samples	1x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	51x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	40x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $501

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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-256S2C 256GB

Average Bench: 87.9% (360^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 87.9% (360th of 1072)

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