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PX-128S3C 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 70.5% (663rd of 1072)

Based on 3,097 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-128S3C
Poor: 48%Average: 70.5% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB averaged 29.4% 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 155MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB is 43.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 95MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 273MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,097 samples)
Rank 66370.5%
Min Avg Max
362 Read 457 514
84.3 Write 274 455
107 Mixed 273 414
54.6 SusWrite 95 114
60.9% 275 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14 4K Read 24.1 31.7
28 4K Write 73.9 114
18.1 4K Mixed 33.4 47.4
118% 43.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
135 DQ Read 242 296
59.9 DQ Write 198 358
48.7 DQ Mixed 155 247
134% 199 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
119GB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 99 99 99 99 99 MB/s
91% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 443
Mixed 413
SusWrite 114
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 44.5
158% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 248
209% 302 MB/s
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 139 96 97 97 97 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 453
Write 422
Mixed 376
SusWrite 109
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 87.6
4K Mixed 39.4
141% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 246
205% 294 MB/s
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 51 47 38 37 MB/s
58% Above average
Read 466
Write 95.3
Mixed 145
SusWrite 56.4
41% 191 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 26.1
93% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 97.2
DQ Mixed 116
97% 145 MB/s
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Typical PX-128S3C 128GB Builds (Compare 10,273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 55%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-P - $94

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples3,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples2,395x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples1,346x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,147x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples939x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples749x
SSD
PX-128S3C 128GBPlextorBench 71%, 3,097 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples452x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples282x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples271x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $440

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Its chips are top of the line, Offers a nice speed compared to similars, & Its well-priced... thats why its gettin rare

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