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PX-256M3P 256GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 80.8% (476th of 1072)

Based on 128 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-256M3P
Poor: 49%Average: 80.8% Great: 101%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor PX-256M3P 256GB averaged just 19.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-256M3P 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 116MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-256M3P 256GB is 52.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-256M3P 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 323MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 213MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 128 samples)
Rank 47680.8%
Min Avg Max
339 Read 454 511
181 Write 363 419
204 Mixed 344 455
113 SusWrite 323 391
83.2% 371 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.2 4K Read 25.8 32.8
31 4K Write 58.2 85.8
11.5 4K Mixed 27 40.3
105% 37 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23 DQ Read 213 298
47.1 DQ Write 207 270
12.1 DQ Mixed 116 202
113% 179 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 385 385 336 388 396 MB/s
84.1% Excellent
Read 461
Write 388
Mixed 302
SusWrite 370
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 28.2
100% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 190
165% 245 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 370 375 338 395 337 MB/s
84.1% Excellent
Read 415
Write 343
Mixed 256
SusWrite 346
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 29.9
111% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 185
164% 248 MB/s
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 326 288 363 387 316 MB/s
83.6% Excellent
Read 418
Write 350
Mixed 270
SusWrite 332
77% 342 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 61.1
4K Mixed 30.5
112% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 186
164% 247 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 379 334 367 231 78 MB/s
77.9% Very good
Read 462
Write 376
Mixed 289
SusWrite 281
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 43.9
4K Mixed 26.9
96% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 202
174% 257 MB/s
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 233 235 313 313 363 MB/s
56.8% Above average
Read 270
Write 290
Mixed 202
SusWrite 282
59% 261 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 24.2
4K Mixed 19
54% 18.1 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 167
151% 229 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,650,385 SSDs tested

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Gaming 89%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation 75%
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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples4,350x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples783x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples342x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,027x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples939x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples888x
SSD
PX-256M3P 256GBPlextorBench 81%, 128 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples257x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples224x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $892

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