Plextor

PX-256S1G 256GB

PX-256S1G 256GB
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Effective Speed -9%Effective Speed -9%Average Score -8%Read 3%, Write 3%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -22%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite 2%Peak Score -4%Read 1%, Write -7%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed 13%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite 12%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -45%DQ Read -32%, DQ Write -21%, DQ Mixed -69%, ADQ Read -69%, ADQ Write -25%, ADQ Mixed -134%, Age 10%, AS-SSD Total -23%

Average Bench: 90.2% (329^th of 1072)

Based on 75 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-256S1G

Poor: 69%Average: 90.2% Great: 110%

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Excellent average bench

The Plextor PX-256S1G 256GB averaged just 9.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-256S1G 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 111MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.7MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-256S1G 256GB is 41.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-256S1G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 301MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 193MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 75 samples)

Rank 32990.2%

Min	Avg	Max
374	Read 471	514
320	Write 416	454
254	Mixed 381	479
169	SusWrite 301	433
88.1% 392 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.8	4K Read 29.7	37.8
20.5	4K Write 71.8	105
18.4	4K Mixed 34.6	49.3
127% 45.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.2	DQ Read 193	277
57.9	DQ Write 231	296
19	DQ Mixed 111	196
112% 178 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ISR-User, 1 month ago.

144GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 444 459 458 459 459 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 455

Mixed 333

SusWrite 454

98% 438 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 89.8

4K Mixed 47.7

161% 57.4 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 195

171% 254 MB/s

VNM-User, 2 years ago.

115GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 417 247 424 428 411 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 421

Mixed 324

SusWrite 385

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 90.6

4K Mixed 46.8

161% 57.5 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 195

170% 252 MB/s

VNM-User, 21 months ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 344 285 301 294 252 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 427

Mixed 326

SusWrite 282

84% 377 MB/s

4K Read 37.8

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 51.7

178% 63.9 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 297

DQ Mixed 60.6

108% 211 MB/s

VNM-User, 24 months ago.

69GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 172 166 153 153 174 MB/s

80.1% Excellent

Write 370

Mixed 83.3

SusWrite 195

59% 265 MB/s

4K Read 25.3

4K Write 62.9

4K Mixed 42.3

126% 43.5 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 250

DQ Mixed 61

101% 196 MB/s

VNM-User, 3 months ago.

34GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 167 133 148 109 136 MB/s

78.9% Very good

Write 386

Mixed 305

SusWrite 173

74% 333 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 62.4

4K Mixed 35.8

120% 41.9 MB/s

DQ Read 272

DQ Write 275

DQ Mixed 184

163% 244 MB/s

CZE-User, 21 months ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 182 196 153 182 167 MB/s

61% Good

Write 436

Mixed 306

SusWrite 205

77% 345 MB/s

4K Read 20.1

4K Write 18.5

4K Mixed 16.6

62% 18.4 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 281

DQ Mixed 194

169% 250 MB/s

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Asus GL753VE

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,053x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	2x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	637x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	415x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	3x

SSD
PX-256S1G 256GBPlextorBench 90%, 75 samples	1x

RAM
76.D305G.D390B 1x16GBUnknownBench 41%, 6,956 samples	185x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	112x
M471A2K43BB1-CRC 1x16GBSamsungBench 41%, 18,452 samples	91x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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PX-256S1G 256GB

Average Bench: 90.2% (329^th of 1072)

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