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Plextor PX-128M6V

M6V 128GB

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Controller: SMI 2246. NAND Memory: Toshiba A15nm MLC. Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 74.7% (584th of 1072)

Based on 362 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-128M6V
Poor: 56%Average: 74.7% Great: 90%

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Good average bench

The Plextor M6V 128GB averaged 25.3% 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. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 102MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M6V 128GB is 34%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Plextor M6V 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 138MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 171MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 362 samples)
Rank 58474.7%
Min Avg Max
411 Read 485 521
153 Write 171 178
145 Mixed 225 263
83.7 SusWrite 138 175
56.1% 255 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.1 4K Read 28.9 35.4
34.1 4K Write 71.5 105
16.7 4K Mixed 31.8 44.9
122% 44.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.8 DQ Read 236 310
50.2 DQ Write 148 177
17.3 DQ Mixed 102 172
100% 162 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
13GB free
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 165 121 100 93 96 MB/s
89.2% Excellent
Read 479
Write 172
Mixed 230
SusWrite 125
55% 252 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 46.4
172% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 173
139% 201 MB/s
54GB free
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 172 173 173 173 MB/s
86.2% Excellent
Read 484
Write 173
Mixed 224
SusWrite 172
58% 263 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 40.4
148% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 170
145% 215 MB/s
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 130 117 127 125 126 MB/s
81% Excellent
Read 492
Write 142
Mixed 220
SusWrite 123
54% 245 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 30.6
144% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 168
144% 216 MB/s
22GB free
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 84 88 79 79 79 MB/s
73.6% Very good
Read 497
Write 172
Mixed 228
SusWrite 90.8
54% 247 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 24.8
127% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 116
119% 198 MB/s
57GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 174 174 177 176 166 MB/s
64.8% Good
Read 374
Write 179
Mixed 211
SusWrite 173
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 26.6
92% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 172
146% 217 MB/s
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Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel  $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples24x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel  $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples11x
Core2 Duo E6750IntelBench 38%, 9,456 samples8x
GPU
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples11x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples7x
GeForce GT 630NvidiaBench 4%, 60,212 samples5x
SSD
M6V 128GBPlextorBench 75%, 362 samples1x
RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples49x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples19x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Average Total price: $192

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