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PX-256M5S 256GB

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Controller: Marvell 88SS9174-BLD2. NAND Memory: Micron Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 82.4% (447th of 1072)

Based on 2,817 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-256M5S
Poor: 63%Average: 82.4% Great: 95%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor PX-256M5S 256GB averaged just 17.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-256M5S 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 152MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.1MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-256M5S 256GB is 31.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Plextor PX-256M5S 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 249MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 328MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,817 samples)
Rank 44782.4%
Min Avg Max
348 Read 453 493
252 Write 351 380
205 Mixed 249 280
230 SusWrite 328 380
77.3% 345 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.1 4K Read 27.1 32.4
29.2 4K Write 56.2 76.6
19.1 4K Mixed 28.5 35.4
107% 37.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
210 DQ Read 270 291
101 DQ Write 245 303
97.9 DQ Mixed 152 191
143% 223 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
171GB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 376 371 330 380 380 MB/s
88.9% Excellent
Read 493
Write 358
Mixed 269
SusWrite 369
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 32.4
122% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 111
109% 176 MB/s
123GB free
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 376 378 329 380 377 MB/s
87.8% Excellent
Read 491
Write 356
Mixed 273
SusWrite 370
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 29.5
110% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 140
139% 223 MB/s
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 277 258 352 326 211 MB/s
87.5% Excellent
Read 471
Write 380
Mixed 283
SusWrite 294
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 34.2
123% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 189
168% 254 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 325 330 337 315 265 MB/s
77.2% Very good
Read 420
Write 359
Mixed 238
SusWrite 302
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 51.3
4K Mixed 26.2
100% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 129
131% 212 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 343 297 322 339 321 MB/s
76.2% Very good
Read 360
Write 316
Mixed 231
SusWrite 329
70% 309 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 47.3
4K Mixed 25.6
98% 33.1 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 183
160% 238 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,658,713 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 17%
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Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 14%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper M3-CF

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples86x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples46x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples32x
GPU
GTX 560 TiNvidia  $188Bench 16%, 42,397 samples22x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples22x
GTX 770Nvidia  $279Bench 34%, 116,895 samples17x
SSD
PX-256M5S 256GBPlextorBench 82%, 2,817 samples1x
RAM
CMX4GX3M2A1600C7 029E CM3X2G1600C8 029E CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 029E CM3X2G1600C8 8GBUnknownBench 60%, 17 samples17x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples5x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $324

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