Plextor PX-AG512M6e

M6e PCIe 512GB

M6e PCIe 512GB
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Effective Speed +22% Effective Speed 22%Average Score +26% Read 68%, Write 37%, 4K Read 19%, 4K Write -22%, Mixed 35%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite 80%Peak Score +57% Read 170%, Write 30%, 4K Read 117%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed 54%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite 61%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price 60%, Value 108%Nice To Haves -5%DQ Read 15%, DQ Write 19%, DQ Mixed -10%, ADQ Read -10%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -55%, Age -22%, AS-SSD Total 28%

Average Bench: 120% (191^st of 1072)

Based on 150 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-AG512M6e

Poor: 80%Average: 120% Great: 142%

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Outstanding average bench

The Plextor M6e PCIe 512GB averaged 19.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor M6e PCIe 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 168MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M6e PCIe 512GB is 61.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Plextor M6e PCIe 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 297MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 485MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 150 samples)

Rank 191120%

Min	Avg	Max
438	Read 770	1,368
311	Write 555	630
240	Mixed 485	650
370	SusWrite 535	624
131% 586 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.8	4K Read 41	93.1
25.9	4K Write 71.9	112
14.7	4K Mixed 32.6	46.7
142% 48.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
35.1	DQ Read 297	423
67.9	DQ Write 276	428
12.3	DQ Mixed 168	301
158% 247 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

RUS-User, 10 months ago.

259GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.02 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 590 530 601 603 604 MB/s

126% Outstanding

Write 585

Mixed 381

SusWrite 584

126% 560 MB/s

4K Read 31.6

4K Write 88.8

4K Mixed 38.6

144% 53 MB/s

DQ Read 426

DQ Write 412

DQ Mixed 294

255% 378 MB/s

POL-User, 22 days ago.

249GB free

Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 590 591 508 582 581 550 MB/s

117% Outstanding

Write 565

Mixed 385

SusWrite 567

122% 545 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 72.3

4K Mixed 32.9

127% 45.3 MB/s

DQ Read 404

DQ Write 376

DQ Mixed 285

243% 355 MB/s

POL-User, 22 days ago.

249GB free

Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 590 601 485 571 587 592 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 586

Mixed 390

SusWrite 571

124% 550 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 69.4

4K Mixed 31.9

118% 42.6 MB/s

DQ Read 405

DQ Write 375

DQ Mixed 286

243% 355 MB/s

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 WS - $270

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	106x
Core i7-4930KIntel $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	81x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	60x

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GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	24x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	19x

SSD
M6e PCIe 512GBPlextor $60Bench 120%, 150 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	11x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples	9x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $742

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Plextor PX-AG512M6e

M6e PCIe 512GB

Average Bench: 120% (191^st of 1072)

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M6e PCIe 512GB

Average Bench: 120% (191st of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 WS - $270

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Average Bench: 120% (191^st of 1072)