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Plextor

PX-256M7 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 78.6% (517th of 1080)

Based on 12 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-256M7
Poor: 48%Average: 78.6% Great: 98%

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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

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 51778.6%
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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
52GB free
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 131 137 137 138 138 MB/s
88% Excellent
Read 452
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
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 204 197 208 224 224 MB/s
87.1% Excellent
Read 447
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
130GB free
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 167 138 131 134 136 MB/s
86% Excellent
Read 447
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
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 202 156 138 162 180 MB/s
82.1% Excellent
Read 436
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
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 214 226 216 225 227 MB/s
74.1% Very good
Read 485
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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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,536,387 SSDs tested

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Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 34%
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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV GENE - $594

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples74x
Core i7-3930KIntel  $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples54x
Core i7-4930KIntel  $98Bench 77%, 22,204 samples44x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples19x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples17x
RX 570AMD  $170Bench 45%, 473,685 samples13x
SSD
PX-256M7 256GBPlextorBench 79%, 12 samples1x
RAM
HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 3x8GBHynixBench 52%, 52 samples6x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 4x8GBCorsairBench 83%, 559 samples6x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $710

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