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Plextor PX-128M3

M3 128GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 73.3% (604th of 1072)

Based on 702 user benchmarks.  Models: PLEXTOR PX-128M3, PLEXTOR PX-128M3
Poor: 54%Average: 73.3% Great: 87%

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Good average bench

The Plextor M3 128GB averaged 26.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 149MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M3 128GB is 32.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Plextor M3 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 189MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 199MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 702 samples)
Rank 60473.3%
Min Avg Max
334 Read 436 485
180 Write 199 212
180 Mixed 215 233
160 SusWrite 189 206
57.5% 259 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.1 4K Read 26.7 32.4
36.1 4K Write 61.3 86.6
21.5 4K Mixed 30.5 39
112% 39.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.3 DQ Read 258 292
68 DQ Write 190 214
41.8 DQ Mixed 149 172
132% 199 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
52GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 211 210 195 211 208 MB/s
76.1% Very good
Read 487
Write 195
Mixed 238
SusWrite 206
62% 282 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 56.7
4K Mixed 26.5
108% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 171
150% 225 MB/s
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 199 156 195 189 146 MB/s
73.8% Very good
Read 455
Write 202
Mixed 192
SusWrite 180
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 30.3
109% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 167
146% 219 MB/s
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 200 154 202 201 184 MB/s
73% Very good
Read 464
Write 204
Mixed 223
SusWrite 191
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 31.2
110% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 133
117% 176 MB/s
56GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 193 165 198 199 198 MB/s
72.3% Very good
Read 434
Write 198
Mixed 210
SusWrite 192
57% 258 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 56.7
4K Mixed 29
105% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 164
144% 218 MB/s
71GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 203 186 186 202 201 MB/s
68.4% Good
Read 456
Write 200
Mixed 216
SusWrite 197
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 46.1
4K Mixed 25.4
95% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 134
118% 179 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,818,493 SSDs tested

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Typical M3 128GB Builds (Compare 3,326 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation 7%
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System: HP Z400 Workstation

CPU
Xeon W3520Intel  $230Bench 63%, 6,508 samples569x
Xeon W3550IntelBench 66%, 7,649 samples536x
Xeon W3565IntelBench 67%, 7,121 samples489x
GPU
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples273x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples156x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples137x
SSD
M3 128GBPlextorBench 73%, 702 samples1x
RAM
ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 42GBUnknownBench 37%, 128 samples22x
ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 46GBUnknownBench 45%, 108 samples18x
ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 46GBUnknownBench 46%, 280 samples16x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $230

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