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PX-128M6M 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 80.1% (485th of 1072)

Based on 527 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-128M6M
Poor: 58%Average: 80.1% Great: 97%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor PX-128M6M 128GB averaged just 19.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-128M6M 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 137MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.5MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-128M6M 128GB is 38.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-128M6M 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 290MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 294MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 527 samples)
Rank 48580.1%
Min Avg Max
357 Read 447 490
279 Write 310 328
221 Mixed 290 383
223 SusWrite 294 321
75% 335 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.1 4K Read 26.5 34.8
29.1 4K Write 56.9 86.9
12 4K Mixed 27.4 39.6
105% 36.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.8 DQ Read 282 374
66.7 DQ Write 246 308
13 DQ Mixed 137 206
137% 222 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
119GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 318 320 321 319 319 MB/s
96.9% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 303
Mixed 257
SusWrite 320
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 80.1
4K Mixed 38.9
143% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 200
188% 292 MB/s
105GB free
Firmware: 1.08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 295 312 298 318 317 MB/s
88.6% Excellent
Read 459
Write 309
Mixed 277
SusWrite 308
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 31.7
120% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 195
184% 288 MB/s
105GB free
Firmware: 1.08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 307 282 273 303 286 MB/s
85.5% Excellent
Read 433
Write 307
Mixed 253
SusWrite 293
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 61.7
4K Mixed 31.9
115% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 198
185% 288 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 277 300 297 308 313 MB/s
71.6% Very good
Read 405
Write 315
Mixed 256
SusWrite 298
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 37
4K Mixed 21.2
76% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 196
178% 271 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 292 274 249 213 240 MB/s
67.3% Good
Read 425
Write 310
Mixed 267
SusWrite 258
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 39.6
4K Mixed 17.2
76% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 181
158% 237 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 100 99 104 105 107 MB/s
43.6% Average
Read 328
Write 260
Mixed 215
SusWrite 103
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 31.5
4K Mixed 19.3
71% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 32.4
DQ Write 71.8
DQ Mixed 36.4
32% 46.9 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 55%
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Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-1773

CPU
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples91x
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples48x
Core i7-5700HQIntelBench 69%, 14,004 samples46x
GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples92x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples57x
HD Graphics 5600IntelBench 4%, 7,009 samples26x
SSD
PX-128M6M 128GBPlextorBench 80%, 527 samples1x
RAM
MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 2x8GBKingstonBench 54%, 4,507 samples59x
AM1L16BC8R2-B1QS 2x8GBAdataBench 52%, 1,843 samples34x
MSI16D3LS1KBG/8G 2x8GBKingstonBench 53%, 1,633 samples23x
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