Plextor

PX-256M7 256GB

PX-256M7 256GB
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Effective Speed -25%Effective Speed -25%Average Score -27%Read -12%, Write -11%, 4K Read -26%, 4K Write -50%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -34%, SusWrite -45%Peak Score -18%Read 3%, Write 1%, 4K Read -24%, 4K Write -43%, Mixed 20%, 4K Mixed -33%, SusWrite -51%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -15%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -14%, DQ Mixed -13%, ADQ Read -21%, ADQ Write -21%, ADQ Mixed -56%, Age 6%, AS-SSD Total -7%

Average Bench: 78.6% (509^th of 1072)

Based on 12 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-256M7

Poor: 48%Average: 78.6% Great: 98%

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Asus RAMPAGE IV GENE (1)

Good average bench

The Plextor PX-256M7 256GB averaged 21.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-256M7 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 167MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.5MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-256M7 256GB is 49.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-256M7 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 204MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 321MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)

Rank 50978.6%

Min	Avg	Max
222	Read 409	521
233	Write 364	491
101	Mixed 321	509
150	SusWrite 204	256
72.7% 324 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.7	4K Read 27.2	34.6
23.7	4K Write 58.5	85.5
14.4	4K Mixed 33.5	43.9
115% 39.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.5	DQ Read 270	380
49.9	DQ Write 238	313
28.4	DQ Mixed 167	292
149% 225 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

POL-User, 20 months ago.

52GB free

Firmware: 1.02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 131 137 137 138 138 MB/s

88% Excellent

Write 393

Mixed 327

SusWrite 172

75% 336 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 74.3

4K Mixed 41.2

145% 50 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 279

223% 313 MB/s

HKG-User, 5 months ago.

50GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 204 197 208 224 224 MB/s

87.1% Excellent

Write 412

Mixed 321

SusWrite 205

78% 346 MB/s

4K Read 33.5

4K Write 58

4K Mixed 40.6

134% 44 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 292

231% 322 MB/s

POL-User, 16 months ago.

130GB free

Firmware: 1.02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 167 138 131 134 136 MB/s

86% Excellent

Write 407

Mixed 337

SusWrite 150

75% 335 MB/s

4K Read 33.9

4K Write 77.2

4K Mixed 40

144% 50.4 MB/s

DQ Read 371

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 278

222% 313 MB/s

HKG-User, 2 years ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 202 156 138 162 180 MB/s

82.1% Excellent

Write 376

Mixed 374

SusWrite 192

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 32.7

4K Write 60.5

4K Mixed 40

133% 44.4 MB/s

DQ Read 202

DQ Write 313

DQ Mixed 208

171% 241 MB/s

IRN-User, 2 years ago.

151GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 214 226 216 225 227 MB/s

74.1% Very good

Write 435

Mixed 410

SusWrite 236

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 24.7

4K Write 45.7

4K Mixed 28

98% 32.8 MB/s

DQ Read 124

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 168

144% 206 MB/s

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV GENE - $594

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	71x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	52x
Core i7-4930KIntel $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	18x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	16x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	13x

SSD
PX-256M7 256GBPlextorBench 79%, 12 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 3x8GBHynixBench 52%, 52 samples	6x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 4x8GBCorsairBench 83%, 559 samples	6x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	5x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $710

Popular PX-256M7 256GB compatible motherboards:

Asus RAMPAGE IV GENE (1)

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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PX-256M7 256GB

Average Bench: 78.6% (509^th of 1072)

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