Plextor PX-128M8Se(Y|G|GN)

M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB

M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB
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Effective Speed +18% Effective Speed 18%Average Score -2%Read 165%, Write -33%, 4K Read 21%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite -130%Peak Score +29% Read 222%, Write 12%, 4K Read 20%, 4K Write 18%, Mixed 54%, 4K Mixed 17%, SusWrite -140%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +14% DQ Read 52%, DQ Write 49%, DQ Mixed 47%, ADQ Read 12%, ADQ Write -60%, ADQ Mixed -50%, Age 17%, AS-SSD Total 50%

Average Bench: 116% (196^th of 1072)

Based on 235 user benchmarks. Models: PLEXTOR PX-128M8SeG, PLEXTOR PX-128M8SeGN, PLEXTOR PX-128M8SeY

Poor: 77%Average: 116% Great: 149%

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Outstanding average bench

The Plextor M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB averaged 16.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,214MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 173MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB is 72%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Plextor M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 129MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 304MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 235 samples)

Rank 196116%

Min	Avg	Max
595	Read 1,214	1,629
68.3	Write 304	545
106	Mixed 330	650
77.8	SusWrite 129	161
107% 494 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.5	4K Read 41.6	51.7
31.3	4K Write 78.4	144
9.87	4K Mixed 37.7	68.4
153% 52.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
34.7	DQ Read 367	558
45.8	DQ Write 180	532
10.5	DQ Mixed 173	486
155% 240 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

THA-User, 2 months ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 139 141 140 137 130 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 543

Mixed 551

SusWrite 136

121% 547 MB/s

4K Read 32.5

4K Write 64.3

4K Mixed 42.4

138% 46.4 MB/s

DQ Read 552

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 199

207% 347 MB/s

NLD-User, 6 months ago.

67GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.02 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 151 151 138 146 164 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 186

Mixed 218

SusWrite 149

75% 347 MB/s

4K Read 40.1

4K Write 82.8

4K Mixed 42.1

158% 55 MB/s

DQ Read 456

DQ Write 164

DQ Mixed 216

184% 279 MB/s

ROU-User, 1 month ago.

37GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 112 98 110 148 93 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 175

Mixed 320

SusWrite 112

83% 384 MB/s

4K Read 36.4

4K Write 85

4K Mixed 39.4

151% 53.6 MB/s

DQ Read 334

DQ Write 193

DQ Mixed 194

163% 241 MB/s

LVA-User, 6 months ago.

116GB free

Firmware: 1.02 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 145 116 116 117 118 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 525

Mixed 345

SusWrite 124

109% 495 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 61

4K Mixed 35.5

116% 40.7 MB/s

DQ Read 397

DQ Write 387

DQ Mixed 306

254% 364 MB/s

LVA-User, 4 months ago.

67GB free

Firmware: 1.02 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 120 117 115 124 113 MB/s

88.9% Excellent

Write 160

Mixed 211

SusWrite 127

70% 321 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 52.2

4K Mixed 39.9

121% 39.9 MB/s

DQ Read 407

DQ Write 113

DQ Mixed 155

141% 225 MB/s

NLD-User, 6 months ago.

86GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.02 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 113 118 141 120 102 MB/s

59.1% Above average

Write 108

Mixed 139

SusWrite 121

43% 198 MB/s

4K Read 25.4

4K Write 74.8

4K Mixed 15.2

98% 38.5 MB/s

DQ Read 193

DQ Write 101

DQ Mixed 325

194% 206 MB/s

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA - $299

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FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	430x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	112x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	66x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	51x

SSD
M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBPlextorBench 116%, 235 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	51x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	13x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $488

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Plextor PX-128M8Se(Y|G|GN)

M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB

Average Bench: 116% (196^th of 1072)

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M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB

Average Bench: 116% (196th of 1072)

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