Average Bench: 110% (217th of 1072)

Based on 585 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-G128M6e

Outstanding average bench

The Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 128GB averaged 10.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 225MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.1MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 128GB is 34.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 298MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 309MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 585 samples)
Min Avg Max
570 Read 752 751
277 Write 314 334
228 Mixed 309 350
241 SusWrite 298 324
92.4% 418 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.9 4K Read 44.1 36.9
41.5 4K Write 78.1 101
20.4 4K Mixed 36.9 45.4
155% 53 MB/s
Min Avg Max
259 DQ Read 374 407
152 DQ Write 305 336
117 DQ Mixed 225 249
199% 301 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
119GB free
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 329 330 330 310 330 MB/s
Read 750
Write 329
Mixed 357
SusWrite 326
98% 441 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 90.9
4K Mixed 43.8
159% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 404
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 248
218% 328 MB/s
118GB free
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 324 324 298 323 323 MB/s
Read 690
Write 325
Mixed 352
SusWrite 319
94% 422 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 42.6
155% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 240
211% 317 MB/s
39GB free
Firmware: 1.03 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 314 317 321 301 319 MB/s
Read 718
Write 320
Mixed 329
SusWrite 300
92% 417 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 39.9
149% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 406
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 242
215% 325 MB/s
116GB free
Firmware: 1.03 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 286 290 304 292 321 MB/s
Read 728
Write 317
Mixed 325
SusWrite 293
92% 416 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 68.9
4K Mixed 36.5
131% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 402
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 244
216% 325 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 304 302 294 293 318 MB/s
Read 726
Write 317
Mixed 259
SusWrite 299
88% 400 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 27.3
104% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 405
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 220
204% 316 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 296 267 286 294 295 MB/s
Read 579
Write 324
Mixed 300
SusWrite 289
83% 373 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 52
4K Mixed 26.3
97% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 234
207% 311 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 325 320 300 316 304 MB/s
Read 551
Write 312
Mixed 273
SusWrite 310
80% 361 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 44.6
4K Mixed 25
88% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 221
184% 267 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 73%
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Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Average Total price: $753

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