Plextor

PX-128S2C 128GB

PX-128S2C 128GB
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Effective Speed -23%Effective Speed -23%Average Score -38%Read 4%, Write -29%, 4K Read -26%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite -160%Peak Score -32%Read 3%, Write -7%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 12%, 4K Mixed -16%, SusWrite -189%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -27%DQ Read -10%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed -29%, ADQ Read -42%, ADQ Write -35%, ADQ Mixed -97%, Age 7%, AS-SSD Total -7%

Average Bench: 80.4% (480^th of 1072)

Based on 226 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-128S2C

Poor: 53%Average: 80.4% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor PX-128S2C 128GB averaged just 19.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-128S2C 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 132MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.5MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-128S2C 128GB is 54.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-128S2C 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 114MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 314MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 226 samples)

Rank 48080.4%

Min	Avg	Max
350	Read 475	524
103	Write 314	453
147	Mixed 325	474
64	SusWrite 114	134
68.2% 307 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.9	4K Read 27.3	35.4
40.2	4K Write 78.7	114
18	4K Mixed 34.5	50.2
127% 46.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.7	DQ Read 230	334
78.4	DQ Write 214	351
17.9	DQ Mixed 132	256
124% 192 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

EST-User, 5 months ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 117 111 114 114 114 MB/s

83.6% Excellent

Write 414

Mixed 384

SusWrite 122

78% 348 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 75.3

4K Mixed 41.6

135% 48.2 MB/s

DQ Read 330

DQ Write 347

DQ Mixed 169

174% 282 MB/s

TWN-User, 2 months ago.

63GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 128 113 116 116 112 MB/s

79.9% Very good

Write 429

Mixed 404

SusWrite 122

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 73.2

4K Mixed 35.7

123% 44.9 MB/s

DQ Read 332

DQ Write 351

DQ Mixed 257

217% 314 MB/s

UKR-User, 4 months ago.

22GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 108 119 103 79 MB/s

68% Good

Write 120

Mixed 156

SusWrite 108

42% 189 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 74.7

4K Mixed 34.7

125% 45.6 MB/s

DQ Read 232

DQ Write 120

DQ Mixed 117

103% 156 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

89GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 115 115 116 116 MB/s

54.6% Above average

Write 116

Mixed 148

SusWrite 115

42% 190 MB/s

4K Read 18.3

4K Write 41.6

4K Mixed 21.8

78% 27.2 MB/s

DQ Read 263

DQ Write 116

DQ Mixed 132

113% 170 MB/s

TWN-User, 2 months ago.

67GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 75 78 78 77 MB/s

54.4% Above average

Write 114

Mixed 150

SusWrite 75

38% 174 MB/s

4K Read 23.6

4K Write 60.6

4K Mixed 29.2

105% 37.8 MB/s

DQ Read 29.9

DQ Write 103

DQ Mixed 38.7

38% 57.2 MB/s

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 35%

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System: Lenovo 3209BW1

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	5x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	2x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	1x

SSD
PX-128S2C 128GBPlextorBench 80%, 226 samples	2x

RAM
K1N7HK-HYC 2x2GBKingstonBench 46%, 344 samples	5x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $459

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PX-128S2C 128GB

Average Bench: 80.4% (480^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 80.4% (480^th of 1072)