Plextor

PX-512M6G-2280 512GB

PX-512M6G-2280 512GB
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Effective Speed -26%Effective Speed -26%Average Score -34%Read -15%, Write -15%, 4K Read -37%, 4K Write -74%, Mixed -34%, 4K Mixed -72%, SusWrite 12%Peak Score -18%Read -5%, Write -17%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -41%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -47%, SusWrite 3%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -21%DQ Read 0%, DQ Write -13%, DQ Mixed -50%, ADQ Read -16%, ADQ Write -20%, ADQ Mixed -50%, Age -12%, AS-SSD Total -9%

Average Bench: 78.1% (520^th of 1072)

Based on 123 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-512M6G-2280

Poor: 50%Average: 78.1% Great: 100%

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Good average bench

The Plextor PX-512M6G-2280 512GB averaged 21.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-512M6G-2280 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 174MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.1MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-512M6G-2280 512GB is 49.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-512M6G-2280 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 268MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 333MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 123 samples)

Rank 52078.1%

Min	Avg	Max
197	Read 398	481
204	Write 352	414
147	Mixed 268	437
197	SusWrite 333	399
75.9% 338 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.1	4K Read 25.1	35.9
17.3	4K Write 50.2	86.7
12	4K Mixed 26.2	39.7
98.1% 33.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
84.9	DQ Read 281	368
86	DQ Write 241	317
48.3	DQ Mixed 174	221
154% 232 MB/s

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

HKG-User, 2 years ago.

418GB free

Firmware: 1.02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 336 411 371 417 351 MB/s

93.5% Outstanding

Write 399

Mixed 292

SusWrite 370

86% 385 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 71.3

4K Mixed 35.4

132% 46.2 MB/s

DQ Read 351

DQ Write 160

DQ Mixed 209

167% 240 MB/s

HKG-User, 2 years ago.

230GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 397 326 322 390 348 MB/s

92.9% Outstanding

Write 367

Mixed 286

SusWrite 349

81% 360 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 73.5

4K Mixed 33.9

129% 46.1 MB/s

DQ Read 354

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 212

191% 289 MB/s

HKG-User, 2 years ago.

423GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 362 325 302 352 321 MB/s

90% Outstanding

Write 371

Mixed 269

SusWrite 332

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 30.2

4K Write 66.4

4K Mixed 31.9

122% 42.8 MB/s

DQ Read 350

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 206

186% 283 MB/s

HKG-User, 2 years ago.

423GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 372 323 326 340 389 MB/s

76.6% Very good

Write 371

Mixed 272

SusWrite 346

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 19.1

4K Write 39

4K Mixed 20.3

76% 26.1 MB/s

DQ Read 355

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 219

196% 296 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 51%

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Workstation 2%

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System: Lenovo 7829DB2

CPU
Core i5-2540MIntel $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples	326x
Core i5-2410MIntel $160Bench 48%, 46,742 samples	2x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	326x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	2x

SSD
PX-512M6G-2280 512GBPlextorBench 78%, 123 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5673FH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 5,297 samples	71x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples	64x
M471B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,983 samples	55x

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Value: 50% - Average

Total price: $315

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	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-512M6G-2280 512GB

Average Bench: 78.1% (520^th of 1072)

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