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Plextor PX-G256M6e

M6e PCIe M.2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 117% (202nd of 1080)

Based on 1,444 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-G256M6e
Poor: 87%Average: 117% Great: 129%

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Outstanding average bench

The Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 17.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 258MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 366MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 256GB is 42%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 350MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 494MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,444 samples)
Rank 202117%
Min Avg Max
527 Read 679 734
355 Write 509 564
255 Mixed 350 387
343 SusWrite 494 560
114% 508 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.6 4K Read 34.9 36.3
48 4K Write 78.2 97.6
23.2 4K Mixed 36.7 44.6
141% 49.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
281 DQ Read 395 425
225 DQ Write 366 414
169 DQ Mixed 258 288
227% 340 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 435 546 527 562 535 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 686
Write 556
Mixed 369
SusWrite 493
118% 526 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 77.5
4K Mixed 38.2
140% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 406
DQ Write 405
DQ Mixed 272
241% 361 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 505 490 547 532 565 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 668
Write 558
Mixed 371
SusWrite 522
119% 530 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 76.8
4K Mixed 36.2
134% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 426
DQ Write 404
DQ Mixed 285
250% 372 MB/s
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 528 493 494 547 554 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 678
Write 539
Mixed 371
SusWrite 516
118% 526 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 32.3
120% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 424
DQ Write 411
DQ Mixed 285
250% 373 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 416 480 533 496 551 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 606
Write 500
Mixed 354
SusWrite 480
109% 485 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 35.7
123% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 404
DQ Write 387
DQ Mixed 271
238% 354 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 477 435 447 304 46 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 621
Write 506
Mixed 366
SusWrite 364
104% 464 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 40
140% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 422
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 244
208% 309 MB/s
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 468 477 488 477 522 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 659
Write 505
Mixed 356
SusWrite 485
112% 501 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 54.7
4K Mixed 30.6
109% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 246
211% 312 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 394 412 481 478 444 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 616
Write 453
Mixed 334
SusWrite 432
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 59.8
4K Mixed 29.2
109% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 405
DQ Write 369
DQ Mixed 274
236% 350 MB/s
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

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Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples2,817x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples331x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $75Bench 74%, 172,887 samples252x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples554x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples266x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples257x
SSD
M6e PCIe M.2 256GBPlextor  $208Bench 117%, 1,444 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples192x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples168x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples105x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $756

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