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PX-512M9PeGN 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 181% (120th of 1072)

Based on 792 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-512M9PeGN
Poor: 117%Average: 181% Great: 245%

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Outstanding average bench

The Plextor PX-512M9PeGN 512GB averaged 80.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-512M9PeGN 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 546MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 995MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-512M9PeGN 512GB is 129%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-512M9PeGN 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 386MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 105MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 792 samples)
Rank 120181%
Min Avg Max
956 Read 1,536 1,885
140 Write 1,010 1,942
217 Mixed 825 1,459
147 SusWrite 386 552
208% 939 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.2 4K Read 46.6 61.7
50.6 4K Write 105 156
24.1 4K Mixed 58.4 83.3
201% 69.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
546 DQ Read 995 1,384
88.5 DQ Write 532 1,112
99.6 DQ Mixed 546 970
464% 691 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
476GB free
Firmware: 1.06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 811 552 487 476 489 478 MB/s
231% Outstanding
Read 1,782
Write 1,956
Mixed 1,439
SusWrite 549
321% 1,431 MB/s
4K Read 52.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 69.5
228% 77.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,402
DQ Write 1,096
DQ Mixed 967
800% 1,155 MB/s
437GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 500 356 412 472 437 484 MB/s
218% Outstanding
Read 1,825
Write 1937
Mixed 1,435
SusWrite 443
316% 1,410 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 64.3
213% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,260
DQ Write 1,087
DQ Mixed 960
778% 1,102 MB/s
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 209 169 186 178 593 MB/s
164% Outstanding
Read 1,750
Write 656
Mixed 588
SusWrite 271
178% 816 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 89.3
4K Mixed 56.6
172% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 997
DQ Write 37.7
DQ Mixed 546
390% 527 MB/s
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 435 363 336 317 284 MB/s
158% Outstanding
Read 1,176
Write 1,218
Mixed 439
SusWrite 368
178% 800 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 55.2
181% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 1,038
DQ Write 405
DQ Mixed 585
469% 676 MB/s
253GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 666 357 404 436 391 400 MB/s
156% Outstanding
Read 1,238
Write 146
Mixed 26.3
SusWrite 442
100% 463 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 62
4K Mixed 43.5
145% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 927
DQ Write 619
DQ Mixed 725
554% 757 MB/s
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 400 425 468 404 404 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 1,269
Write 505
Mixed 528
SusWrite 425
150% 682 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 34.9
134% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 790
DQ Write 519
DQ Mixed 389
362% 566 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 273 251 231 227 232 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 1314
Write 338
Mixed 331
SusWrite 255
122% 559 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 47.5
152% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 762
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 325
302% 479 MB/s
301GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 226 389 404 212 82 MB/s
92.7% Outstanding
Read 796
Write 448
Mixed 440
SusWrite 289
110% 493 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 41.4
4K Mixed 26.4
86% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 439
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 277
232% 340 MB/s
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Gaming 128%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation 129%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C37) - $179

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,923x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,527x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,291x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples762x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples620x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples593x
SSD
PX-512M9PeGN 512GBPlextorBench 181%, 792 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples427x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples267x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples227x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $829

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