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PX-512M6S+ 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 83.2% (437th of 1072)

Based on 76 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-512M6S+
Poor: 58%Average: 83.2% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor PX-512M6S+ 512GB averaged just 16.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-512M6S+ 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 148MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-512M6S+ 512GB is 43.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-512M6S+ 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 293MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 318MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 76 samples)
Rank 43783.2%
Min Avg Max
298 Read 426 491
55.8 Write 335 438
96 Mixed 293 455
44.1 SusWrite 318 407
76.9% 343 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.7 4K Read 27.1 33.3
29.5 4K Write 61.1 89.5
16.2 4K Mixed 30 39.1
112% 39.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.7 DQ Read 266 367
68.2 DQ Write 231 320
19.5 DQ Mixed 148 233
138% 215 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
185GB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 357 367 405 371 410 MB/s
97.5% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 387
Mixed 282
SusWrite 386
86% 386 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 66.3
4K Mixed 35.8
128% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 218
194% 294 MB/s
261GB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 404 346 385 352 361 MB/s
94.9% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 213
Mixed 282
SusWrite 364
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 66.7
4K Mixed 36
127% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 232
199% 293 MB/s
322GB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 409 403 352 353 415 MB/s
91.9% Outstanding
Read 449
Write 421
Mixed 286
SusWrite 381
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 35.7
116% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 213
190% 285 MB/s
65GB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 354 413 433 429 436 MB/s
91.3% Outstanding
Read 402
Write 428
Mixed 309
SusWrite 401
87% 385 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 33.3
122% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 222
186% 273 MB/s
250GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 321 304 385 345 363 MB/s
81.6% Excellent
Read 435
Write 378
Mixed 276
SusWrite 344
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 48.9
4K Mixed 23.6
97% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 213
187% 279 MB/s
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 270 297 304 281 286 MB/s
74.8% Very good
Read 424
Write 376
Mixed 271
SusWrite 297
77% 342 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 40.7
4K Mixed 23.6
85% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 232
194% 280 MB/s
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Gaming 42%
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Desktop 84%
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Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) - $667

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples190x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples138x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples23x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples37x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples36x
SSD
PX-512M6S+ 512GBPlextorBench 83%, 76 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples22x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples19x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples17x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,215

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