Plextor

PX-256M7VG 256GB

PX-256M7VG 256GB
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Effective Speed -21%Effective Speed -21%Average Score -23%Read -2%, Write -11%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -56%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -29%, SusWrite -39%Peak Score -18%Read -0%, Write -9%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -43%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -13%, SusWrite -50%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -11%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -13%, DQ Mixed -10%, ADQ Read -9%, ADQ Write -19%, ADQ Mixed -33%, Age 1%, AS-SSD Total -6%

Average Bench: 81.1% (470^th of 1072)

Based on 557 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-256M7VG

Poor: 57%Average: 81.1% Great: 101%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor PX-256M7VG 256GB averaged just 18.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-256M7VG 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 195MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-256M7VG 256GB is 44%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-256M7VG 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 213MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 327MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 557 samples)

Rank 47081.1%

Min	Avg	Max
334	Read 448	506
197	Write 364	444
147	Mixed 327	399
151	SusWrite 213	258
75.6% 338 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.9	4K Read 30.4	41.2
27.8	4K Write 56.3	85.3
15.2	4K Mixed 34.9	51.8
121% 40.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
37.3	DQ Read 300	379
76.6	DQ Write 242	317
16.8	DQ Mixed 195	300
166% 246 MB/s

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

RUS-User, 2 months ago.

181GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 225 231 235 238 215 MB/s

85% Excellent

Write 420

Mixed 395

SusWrite 250

87% 386 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 47.6

4K Mixed 34

114% 37 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 162

170% 282 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 206 179 196 211 207 MB/s

81.1% Excellent

Write 340

Mixed 357

SusWrite 204

74% 333 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 51

4K Mixed 37.8

122% 39.8 MB/s

DQ Read 352

DQ Write 250

DQ Mixed 148

152% 250 MB/s

POL-User, 2 months ago.

102GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 91 161 85 67 137 MB/s

76.5% Very good

Write 396

Mixed 368

SusWrite 109

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 51.6

4K Mixed 37.6

123% 40.1 MB/s

DQ Read 348

DQ Write 263

DQ Mixed 269

211% 293 MB/s

IDN-User, 4 months ago.

43GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 211 219 225 233 234 MB/s

54.9% Above average

Write 248

Mixed 255

SusWrite 226

60% 267 MB/s

4K Read 20.1

4K Write 25.3

4K Mixed 15.7

64% 20.4 MB/s

DQ Read 210

DQ Write 158

DQ Mixed 147

120% 172 MB/s

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Typical PX-256M7VG 256GB Builds (Compare 7,992 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 96%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 95%

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Workstation 88%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B560M-A

CPU
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	1,180x
Core i5-10400FIntel $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,115x
Core i5-11400Intel $126Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,094x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,073x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	653x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	376x

SSD
PX-256M7VG 256GBPlextorBench 81%, 557 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	440x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	307x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	281x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $426

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Plextor

PX-256M7VG 256GB

Average Bench: 81.1% (470^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 81.1% (470th of 1072)

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