Plextor

EX1 256GB

EX1 256GB
BENCHMARKS (82)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -75%Effective Speed -75%Average Score -70%Read -32%, Write -43%, 4K Read -71%, 4K Write -179%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -99%, SusWrite -41%Peak Score -73%Read -27%, Write -32%, 4K Read -58%, 4K Write -221%, Mixed -24%, 4K Mixed -98%, SusWrite -49%Value & Sentiment User Rating -13%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -109%DQ Read -127%, DQ Write -134%, DQ Mixed -108%, ADQ Read -142%, ADQ Write -140%, ADQ Mixed -122%, Age 12%, AS-SSD Total -113%

Average Bench: 56.2% (840^th of 1071)

Based on 82 user benchmarks. Model: Plextor Plextor EX1

Poor: 42%Average: 56.2% Great: 67%

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Average average bench

The Plextor EX1 256GB averaged 43.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 117MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20.1MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor EX1 256GB is 24.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Plextor EX1 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 210MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 31.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 82 samples)

Rank 84056.2%

Min	Avg	Max
288	Read 347	399
189	Write 284	368
171	Mixed 281	341
136	SusWrite 210	259
62.9% 280 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.2	4K Read 20.1	27.2
15.7	4K Write 31.5	38.1
12	4K Mixed 22.7	29.6
76.1% 24.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
78.2	DQ Read 135	162
59.7	DQ Write 120	153
49.4	DQ Mixed 117	159
90.5% 124 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

HKG-User, 1 day ago.

167GB free

Firmware: 2210

SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 176 169 178 203 227 MB/s

53.2% Above average

Write 268

Mixed 292

SusWrite 210

60% 269 MB/s

4K Read 18.4

4K Write 26

4K Mixed 21.3

69% 21.9 MB/s

DQ Read 161

DQ Write 137

DQ Mixed 149

112% 149 MB/s

HKG-User, 1 day ago.

167GB free

Firmware: 2210

SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 179 163 218 237 233 MB/s

51.8% Above average

Write 288

Mixed 269

SusWrite 222

61% 271 MB/s

4K Read 17.4

4K Write 24

4K Mixed 18.8

63% 20.1 MB/s

DQ Read 154

DQ Write 131

DQ Mixed 145

108% 143 MB/s

HKG-User, 10 days ago.

103GB free

Firmware: 2210

SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 215 202 143 181 204 MB/s

49% Average

Write 196

Mixed 237

SusWrite 197

52% 234 MB/s

4K Read 12.8

4K Write 22.6

4K Mixed 20.2

57% 18.5 MB/s

DQ Read 159

DQ Write 135

DQ Mixed 149

111% 148 MB/s

HKG-User, 4 days ago.

65GB free

Firmware: 2210

SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 252 191 184 199 194 MB/s

48.7% Average

Write 241

Mixed 159

SusWrite 212

52% 231 MB/s

4K Read 15.3

4K Write 21.7

4K Mixed 17.2

57% 18.1 MB/s

DQ Read 141

DQ Write 112

DQ Mixed 85.5

75% 113 MB/s

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

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System: Lenovo 20K6A00YCD

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	42x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	42x

SSD
EX1 256GBPlextorBench 56%, 82 samples	11x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	37x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 40%, 73,050 samples	5x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060 $365	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Plextor

EX1 256GB

Average Bench: 56.2% (840^th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 56.2% (840th of 1071)

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