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PX-512M9PGN + 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 225% (76th of 1072)

Based on 94 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-512M9PGN +
Poor: 136%Average: 225% Great: 275%

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Outstanding average bench

The Plextor PX-512M9PGN + 512GB averaged 124.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-512M9PGN + 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 832MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,148MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-512M9PGN + 512GB is 139%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-512M9PGN + 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 649MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 126MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 94 samples)
Rank 76225%
Min Avg Max
1,010 Read 1,734 2,046
174 Write 1,665 2,142
257 Mixed 1,258 1,629
249 SusWrite 649 945
297% 1,327 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.7 4K Read 51.7 62.2
40.5 4K Write 126 167
33.2 4K Mixed 68.5 86
233% 82.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
664 DQ Read 1,148 1,412
160 DQ Write 819 1,177
179 DQ Mixed 832 1,090
662% 933 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 656 540 581 568 587 601 MB/s
268% Outstanding
Read 2,003
Write 2,100
Mixed 1,527
SusWrite 589
348% 1,555 MB/s
4K Read 65.5
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 94.4
320% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,480
DQ Write 895
DQ Mixed 336
479% 904 MB/s
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1350 558 488 507 555 515 MB/s
252% Outstanding
Read 1,748
Write 2036
Mixed 1,503
SusWrite 662
334% 1,487 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 206
4K Mixed 77.1
290% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,290
DQ Write 1,108
DQ Mixed 1,047
826% 1,149 MB/s
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1099 1377 1574 1892 1418 631 MB/s
252% Outstanding
Read 1,805
Write 2,023
Mixed 1,300
SusWrite 1,332
363% 1,615 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 62.6
203% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 896
DQ Write 684
DQ Mixed 788
590% 789 MB/s
375GB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 936 1329 678 801 511 541 MB/s
216% Outstanding
Read 1640
Write 1,311
Mixed 1,260
SusWrite 799
280% 1,253 MB/s
4K Read 49.8
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 65.6
218% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 916
DQ Write 609
DQ Mixed 666
523% 730 MB/s
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1378 1097 1010 503 503 494 MB/s
171% Outstanding
Read 1,422
Write 1,740
Mixed 1,396
SusWrite 831
304% 1,347 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 28.9
139% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 484
DQ Write 506
DQ Mixed 169
217% 386 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 89 96 100 96 108 MB/s
139% Outstanding
Read 1,833
Write 37.1
Mixed 119
SusWrite 92.2
109% 520 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 47.7
4K Mixed 27.9
100% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,269
DQ Write 58.5
DQ Mixed 84.2
207% 471 MB/s
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Gaming 89%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81)

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples532x
Core i5-10400Intel  $117Bench 84%, 71,804 samples266x
Core i7-10700KIntel  $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples194x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples219x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples164x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples160x
SSD
PX-512M9PGN + 512GBPlextorBench 225%, 94 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples67x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples66x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples53x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $432

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