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PX-256M2S 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 52.1% (879th of 1072)

Based on 72 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-256M2S
Poor: 42%Average: 52.1% Great: 59%

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Average average bench

The Plextor PX-256M2S 256GB averaged 47.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 369MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 14.5MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-256M2S 256GB is just 17.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Plextor PX-256M2S 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 41.8MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 62.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 72 samples)
Rank 87952.1%
Min Avg Max
281 Read 369 445
209 Write 279 305
199 Mixed 275 356
170 SusWrite 259 295
66.2% 295 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.59 4K Read 14.5 17.7
20.9 4K Write 36.5 44.2
7.68 4K Mixed 15.7 21
61.3% 22.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.6 DQ Read 62.9 76.3
29.1 DQ Write 41.8 47.5
8.39 DQ Mixed 38 51.5
32.2% 47.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
77GB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 297 297 278 301 293 MB/s
57.7% Above average
Read 364
Write 292
Mixed 264
SusWrite 293
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 19.9
73% 26.5 MB/s
DQ Read 73.5
DQ Write 46
DQ Mixed 50.1
40% 56.5 MB/s
60GB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 298 277 240 247 247 MB/s
56.9% Above average
Read 376
Write 300
Mixed 269
SusWrite 268
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 43.6
4K Mixed 20.3
74% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 73.5
DQ Write 45.8
DQ Mixed 50.3
40% 56.5 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 219 215 208 226 225 MB/s
46.3% Average
Read 346
Write 149
Mixed 242
SusWrite 211
53% 237 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 25.3
4K Mixed 14.7
56% 18.5 MB/s
DQ Read 74.5
DQ Write 36
DQ Mixed 46.8
37% 52.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,649,839 SSDs tested

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Gaming 47%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 40%
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Motherboard: Asus H110M-PLUS

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples146x
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples130x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples97x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples120x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples86x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples55x
SSD
PX-256M2S 256GBPlextorBench 52%, 72 samples1x
RAM
Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 68%, 7,794 samples79x
ValueSelect DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBCorsairBench 68%, 7,803 samples32x
ValueSelect DDR4 2133 C15 1x16GBCorsairBench 39%, 1,735 samples27x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $284

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