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Plextor PX-128M6Pro

M6 Pro 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 87.5% (364th of 1072)

Based on 708 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-128M6Pro
Poor: 63%Average: 87.5% Great: 103%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor M6 Pro 128GB averaged just 12.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor M6 Pro 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 182MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M6 Pro 128GB is 39.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor M6 Pro 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 260MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 279MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 708 samples)
Rank 36487.5%
Min Avg Max
344 Read 453 503
201 Write 295 322
200 Mixed 260 292
170 SusWrite 279 316
71.8% 322 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.2 4K Read 29.9 36.7
37.9 4K Write 70 98
23.3 4K Mixed 36 45.4
128% 45.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
111 DQ Read 320 383
96.7 DQ Write 259 319
67.9 DQ Mixed 182 216
165% 253 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 289 277 288 293 297 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 311
Mixed 286
SusWrite 289
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 44
155% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 214
195% 299 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 298 302 316 296 315 MB/s
91.1% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 317
Mixed 205
SusWrite 304
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 59.9
4K Mixed 35.7
122% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 210
194% 298 MB/s
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 291 312 314 299 315 MB/s
91% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 301
Mixed 269
SusWrite 305
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 63.8
4K Mixed 36.4
127% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 199
175% 264 MB/s
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 301 311 282 296 301 MB/s
89.5% Excellent
Read 467
Write 164
Mixed 161
SusWrite 295
60% 272 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 66.3
4K Mixed 37.7
128% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 210
179% 265 MB/s
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 277 253 294 304 294 MB/s
88.1% Excellent
Read 456
Write 311
Mixed 259
SusWrite 282
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 35.4
128% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 193
172% 263 MB/s
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Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples2,304x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,184x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples420x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples789x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples341x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples307x
SSD
M6 Pro 128GBPlextor  $161Bench 87%, 708 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples151x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples120x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $859

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