Plextor

PX-512M5 512GB

PX-512M5 512GB
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Effective Speed -18%Effective Speed -18%Average Score -20%Read 1%, Write -5%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -49%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -60%, SusWrite -3%Peak Score -15%Read -2%, Write -9%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed -52%, SusWrite 0%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -33%DQ Read -3%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -53%, ADQ Read -36%, ADQ Write -24%, ADQ Mixed -128%, Age -3%, AS-SSD Total -8%

Average Bench: 83.7% (430^th of 1071)

Based on 13 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-512M5

Poor: 54%Average: 83.7% Great: 101%

Popular builds with this SSD

Asus Z9PE-D8 WS (1)

Very good average bench

The Plextor PX-512M5 512GB averaged just 16.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-512M5 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 114MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-512M5 512GB is 46.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-512M5 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 289MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 363MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)

Rank 43083.7%

Min	Avg	Max
407	Read 463	498
147	Write 385	445
198	Mixed 363	456
152	SusWrite 289	388
84.2% 375 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.1	4K Read 26.9	35.4
25.6	4K Write 58.8	95.6
12.3	4K Mixed 28.1	38.3
108% 37.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
32.1	DQ Read 240	356
117	DQ Write 233	330
13.1	DQ Mixed 114	216
119% 196 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

RUS-User, 4 years ago.

323GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 348 416 354 412 413 MB/s

97.2% Outstanding

Write 408

Mixed 299

SusWrite 388

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 32.5

4K Write 73.8

4K Mixed 36.9

136% 47.7 MB/s

DQ Read 310

DQ Write 270

DQ Mixed 174

162% 252 MB/s

AUS-User, 5 years ago.

196GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 326 369 392 392 383 MB/s

95.4% Outstanding

Write 330

Mixed 278

SusWrite 375

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 80.3

4K Mixed 36.4

137% 49.4 MB/s

DQ Read 336

DQ Write 268

DQ Mixed 183

169% 262 MB/s

POL-User, 4 years ago.

30GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 364 397 391 359 391 MB/s

87.3% Excellent

Write 383

Mixed 278

SusWrite 368

82% 367 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 50.9

4K Mixed 30.4

107% 36.2 MB/s

DQ Read 336

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 216

191% 286 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 years ago.

128GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.05

60.2% Good

Write 359

Mixed 368

89% 401 MB/s

4K Read 17.1

4K Write 32.3

4K Mixed 11.7

58% 20.4 MB/s

DQ Read 16.8

DQ Write 77

DQ Mixed 10.2

19% 34.7 MB/s

POL-User, 5 years ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 34 201 212 201 164 MB/s

54.7% Above average

Write 358

Mixed 268

SusWrite 164

67% 301 MB/s

4K Read 15.5

4K Write 32.3

4K Mixed 17.9

64% 21.9 MB/s

DQ Read 204

DQ Write 177

DQ Mixed 147

122% 176 MB/s

GBR-User, 5 years ago.

229GB free

Firmware: 1.06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 147 147 154 146 152 MB/s

54.5% Above average

Write 365

Mixed 278

SusWrite 152

67% 300 MB/s

4K Read 14.1

4K Write 25.6

4K Mixed 15

54% 18.2 MB/s

DQ Read 292

DQ Write 261

DQ Mixed 171

157% 242 MB/s

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 88%

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System: Asus Z9PE-D8 WS

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v21stBench 64%, 772 samples	19x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 01stBench 68%, 2,388 samples	16x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 01stBench 65%, 4,306 samples	15x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	14x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	14x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	10x

SSD
PX-512M5 512GBPlextorBench 84%, 13 samples	1x

RAM
M393B1G73QH0-YK 8x8GBSamsungBench 81%, 8 samples	7x
HMT31GR7EFR4C-R 7x8GBHynixBench 91%, 9 samples	7x
9905403-582.A00 8x8GBKingstonBench 85%, 7 samples	6x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $255

Popular PX-512M5 512GB systems:

Asus Z9PE-D8 WS (1)

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Plextor

PX-512M5 512GB

Average Bench: 83.7% (430^th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 83.7% (430th of 1071)

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