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PX-512M9PeG 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 192% (105th of 1072)

Based on 900 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-512M9PeG
Poor: 132%Average: 192% Great: 252%

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Outstanding average bench

The Plextor PX-512M9PeG 512GB averaged 91.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-512M9PeG 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 602MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,047MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-512M9PeG 512GB is 120%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-512M9PeG 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 408MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 112MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 900 samples)
Rank 105192%
Min Avg Max
913 Read 1,603 1,916
209 Write 1,119 1,944
201 Mixed 887 1,454
201 SusWrite 408 552
223% 1,004 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.1 4K Read 49.3 63
52.1 4K Write 112 171
25.2 4K Mixed 62 86.1
214% 74.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
612 DQ Read 1,047 1,394
112 DQ Write 587 1,113
140 DQ Mixed 602 968
505% 745 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
220GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 716 362 355 346 367 322 MB/s
237% Outstanding
Read 1863
Write 1,550
Mixed 1,340
SusWrite 411
288% 1,291 MB/s
4K Read 61.7
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 81.6
276% 96.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,399
DQ Write 909
DQ Mixed 910
745% 1,073 MB/s
287GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 744 394 353 381 384 391 MB/s
184% Outstanding
Read 1,765
Write 326
Mixed 594
SusWrite 441
170% 782 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 65
4K Mixed 33
148% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,271
DQ Write 657
DQ Mixed 87.6
299% 672 MB/s
33GB free
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 169 176 185 195 178 MB/s
161% Outstanding
Read 1,457
Write 540
Mixed 514
SusWrite 205
148% 679 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 94.6
4K Mixed 60.1
186% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,023
DQ Write 400
DQ Mixed 445
399% 623 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 507 397 440 377 385 362 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 1,119
Write 1,055
Mixed 564
SusWrite 411
176% 787 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 81.4
4K Mixed 50.8
170% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,194
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 406
393% 646 MB/s
357GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 432 437 448 420 483 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 1,029
Write 635
Mixed 450
SusWrite 450
142% 641 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 58.4
4K Mixed 44.1
131% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 922
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 375
346% 549 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 159 188 174 162 156 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 1,400
Write 120
Mixed 222
SusWrite 161
102% 476 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 36.4
128% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 676
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 128
166% 314 MB/s
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Gaming 99%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation 93%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples7,756x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,748x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples1,845x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,435x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,111x
SSD
PX-512M9PeG 512GBPlextorBench 192%, 900 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples751x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 132% - Outstanding Total price: $464

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