Average Bench: 145% (161st of 1072)

Based on 160 user benchmarks.  Models: PLEXTOR PX-1TM8SeG, PLEXTOR PX-1TM8SeGN, PLEXTOR PX-1TM8SeY

Outstanding average bench

The Plextor M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB averaged 44.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 370MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 733MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB is 93.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Plextor M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 368MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 80.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 160 samples)
Min Avg Max
691 Read 1,183 2,067
135 Write 661 974
82.4 Mixed 613 957
175 SusWrite 368 499
156% 706 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.7 4K Read 40.8 51.5
21.1 4K Write 80.5 141
13 4K Mixed 46.6 70.4
164% 56 MB/s
Min Avg Max
38.1 DQ Read 733 1,085
53.1 DQ Write 364 677
14.4 DQ Mixed 370 672
322% 489 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
954GB free
Firmware: 1.03 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 661 575 391 378 445 321 MB/s
Read 1,406
Write 757
Mixed 921
SusWrite 462
197% 887 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 75.7
264% 96.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1045
DQ Write 674
DQ Mixed 669
550% 796 MB/s
302GB free
Firmware: 1.03 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 836 501 434 184 250 225 MB/s
Read 1,408
Write 935
Mixed 937
SusWrite 405
205% 921 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 75.9
264% 96.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1048
DQ Write 696
DQ Mixed 335
395% 693 MB/s
302GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 465 535 292 191 210 MB/s
Read 1,411
Write 953
Mixed 932
SusWrite 357
203% 913 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 75.9
265% 96.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,062
DQ Write 690
DQ Mixed 676
558% 809 MB/s
351GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 238 226 380 346 274 MB/s
Read 986
Write 480
Mixed 89.9
SusWrite 280
100% 459 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 85.6
4K Mixed 54.4
176% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,063
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 206
274% 519 MB/s
570GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 579 385 277 254 258 MB/s
Read 827
Write 756
Mixed 132
SusWrite 327
113% 510 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 47.2
153% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 902
DQ Write 490
DQ Mixed 287
323% 560 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,819,259 SSDs tested

Typical M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB Builds (Compare 255 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $151

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