Plextor

PX-256S2G 256GB

PX-256S2G 256GB
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Effective Speed -17%Effective Speed -17%Average Score -23%Read 5%, Write -28%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite -62%Peak Score -12%Read 3%, Write 0%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed 20%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite -70%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -17%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -22%, ADQ Read -14%, ADQ Write -29%, ADQ Mixed -71%, Age 4%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 84.5% (417^th of 1072)

Based on 332 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-256S2G

Poor: 59%Average: 84.5% Great: 107%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor PX-256S2G 256GB averaged just 15.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-256S2G 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 152MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-256S2G 256GB is 47.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-256S2G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 183MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 317MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 332 samples)

Rank 41784.5%

Min	Avg	Max
386	Read 480	523
111	Write 317	485
127	Mixed 319	506
89.2	SusWrite 183	228
72.3% 325 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.3	4K Read 27.4	36
35.8	4K Write 76.9	115
17.3	4K Mixed 36.2	52.8
128% 46.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.7	DQ Read 287	379
69.8	DQ Write 224	346
17.9	DQ Mixed 152	272
142% 221 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ISL-User, 3 months ago.

84GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 212 187 166 115 124 MB/s

82.5% Excellent

Write 213

Mixed 219

SusWrite 169

60% 273 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 75.2

4K Mixed 36.9

130% 46.8 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 214

DQ Mixed 175

158% 242 MB/s

POL-User, 4 months ago.

33GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 149 45 43 49 44 MB/s

76.9% Very good

Write 215

Mixed 116

SusWrite 84.2

50% 227 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 76.5

4K Mixed 36

129% 46.8 MB/s

DQ Read 333

DQ Write 214

DQ Mixed 173

156% 240 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

80GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 210 210 194 216 216 MB/s

72.8% Very good

Write 212

Mixed 211

SusWrite 208

61% 277 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 43.6

4K Mixed 29.7

99% 32.7 MB/s

DQ Read 336

DQ Write 127

DQ Mixed 167

141% 210 MB/s

CZE-User, 4 months ago.

151GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 200 197 211 212 214 MB/s

70.2% Very good

Write 252

Mixed 220

SusWrite 206

65% 294 MB/s

4K Read 22.9

4K Write 42

4K Mixed 29

94% 31.3 MB/s

DQ Read 269

DQ Write 105

DQ Mixed 70.5

83% 148 MB/s

KOR-User, 3 months ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 81 82 74 84 76 MB/s

63.5% Good

Write 208

Mixed 216

SusWrite 89.4

51% 232 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 51

4K Mixed 30.7

104% 35.4 MB/s

DQ Read 333

DQ Write 82.9

DQ Mixed 175

137% 197 MB/s

ROU-User, 12 days ago.

66GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 190 158 110 117 116 MB/s

61.6% Good

Write 208

Mixed 201

SusWrite 148

54% 243 MB/s

4K Read 18.3

4K Write 43.9

4K Mixed 21.2

78% 27.8 MB/s

DQ Read 333

DQ Write 207

DQ Mixed 174

156% 238 MB/s

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Typical PX-256S2G 256GB Builds (Compare 1,645 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) - $95

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	361x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	252x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	272x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	176x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	125x

SSD
PX-256S2G 256GBPlextorBench 84%, 332 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	52x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	35x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $343

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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-256S2G 256GB

Average Bench: 84.5% (417^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) - $95

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Average Bench: 84.5% (417th of 1072)

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