Average Bench: 77.8% (524th of 1072)

Based on 229 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-128M3P

Good average bench

The Plextor PX-128M3P 128GB averaged 22.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-128M3P 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 109MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-128M3P 128GB is 35.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-128M3P 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 286MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 318MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 229 samples)
Min Avg Max
333 Read 454 502
246 Write 320 340
213 Mixed 318 398
132 SusWrite 286 336
77.1% 344 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.2 4K Read 25.8 31.6
32.6 4K Write 56.5 78.9
13.7 4K Mixed 27.2 37.5
104% 36.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.1 DQ Read 211 293
59.9 DQ Write 205 277
14.1 DQ Mixed 109 196
109% 175 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
113GB free
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 334 319 332 336 319 MB/s
Read 459
Write 307
Mixed 266
SusWrite 326
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 76.4
4K Mixed 35.9
130% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 199
173% 257 MB/s
30GB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 303 284 331 332 314 MB/s
Read 472
Write 327
Mixed 280
SusWrite 312
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 71.1
4K Mixed 34.9
128% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 191
168% 251 MB/s
108GB free
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 354 321 356 356 338 MB/s
Read 478
Write 350
Mixed 303
SusWrite 347
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 32.6
115% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 184
159% 236 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 247 290 289 300 176 MB/s
Read 443
Write 321
Mixed 260
SusWrite 270
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 49.3
4K Mixed 27.1
98% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 190
166% 246 MB/s
93GB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 324 290 317 331 313 MB/s
Read 404
Write 330
Mixed 249
SusWrite 316
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 43.9
4K Mixed 23
87% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 92.2
DQ Write 76.5
DQ Mixed 80.6
61% 83.1 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,698,798 SSDs tested

Typical PX-128M3P 128GB Builds (Compare 182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5738

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