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PX-512M7VC 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 78.6% (508th of 1072)

Based on 300 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-512M7VC
Poor: 53%Average: 78.6% Great: 105%

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Good average bench

The Plextor PX-512M7VC 512GB averaged 21.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-512M7VC 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 141MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-512M7VC 512GB is 51.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-512M7VC 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 229MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 307MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 300 samples)
Rank 50878.6%
Min Avg Max
283 Read 445 510
147 Write 334 438
111 Mixed 307 375
144 SusWrite 229 307
73.5% 329 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.3 4K Read 31.8 42.7
23.7 4K Write 53.5 86.5
10.8 4K Mixed 31.1 53
116% 38.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27 DQ Read 232 379
36.2 DQ Write 191 309
10.9 DQ Mixed 141 290
125% 188 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
477GB free
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 301 294 205 217 221 MB/s
99.3% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 442
Mixed 380
SusWrite 282
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 46.1
155% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 278
220% 308 MB/s
342GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 217 184 179 225 224 MB/s
85.3% Excellent
Read 434
Write 402
Mixed 357
SusWrite 203
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 54.9
4K Mixed 39.5
129% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 279
227% 322 MB/s
132GB free
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 235 218 206 228 222 MB/s
75.2% Very good
Read 370
Write 304
Mixed 175
SusWrite 210
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 58.1
4K Mixed 40.7
131% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 69
DQ Mixed 9.2
42% 100 MB/s
83GB free
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 357 253 206 278 397 MB/s
75.1% Very good
Read 460
Write 208
Mixed 239
SusWrite 308
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 48.3
4K Mixed 26
98% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 136
115% 164 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 281 276 193 50 27 MB/s
62.1% Good
Read 408
Write 203
Mixed 316
SusWrite 147
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 30.3
98% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 56.1
DQ Mixed 6.4
39% 94.3 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,663,775 SSDs tested

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Typical PX-512M7VC 512GB Builds (Compare 2,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples960x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples412x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples264x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples166x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples149x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples141x
SSD
PX-512M7VC 512GBPlextorBench 79%, 300 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples34x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $189

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