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PX-512M9PeY 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 191% (107th of 1072)

Based on 725 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-512M9PeY
Poor: 110%Average: 191% Great: 251%

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Outstanding average bench

The Plextor PX-512M9PeY 512GB averaged 90.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-512M9PeY 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 651MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 998MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-512M9PeY 512GB is 141%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-512M9PeY 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 459MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 113MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 725 samples)
Rank 107191%
Min Avg Max
658 Read 1,490 1,918
196 Write 1,267 1,945
261 Mixed 984 1455
236 SusWrite 459 565
234% 1,050 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.8 4K Read 48.1 62.3
45.1 4K Write 113 166
31.5 4K Mixed 63.7 84.2
214% 74.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
375 DQ Read 998 1,389
159 DQ Write 643 1,115
184 DQ Mixed 651 971
531% 764 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
477GB free
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 881 453 483 467 484 488 MB/s
257% Outstanding
Read 1,953
Write 1,949
Mixed 1,452
SusWrite 543
330% 1,474 MB/s
4K Read 63.5
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 85.7
292% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,388
DQ Write 1116
DQ Mixed 970
803% 1,158 MB/s
156GB free
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 861 455 495 369 488 413 MB/s
218% Outstanding
Read 1,743
Write 1,921
Mixed 1383
SusWrite 514
312% 1,390 MB/s
4K Read 56.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 72.1
242% 83 MB/s
DQ Read 1,035
DQ Write 843
DQ Mixed 917
693% 932 MB/s
464GB free
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 441 453 442 494 575 MB/s
184% Outstanding
Read 1,050
Write 195
Mixed 32.3
SusWrite 481
96% 440 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 63
205% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1201
DQ Write 975
DQ Mixed 895
723% 1,024 MB/s
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 294 344 346 345 352 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,476
Write 429
Mixed 437
SusWrite 358
147% 675 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 68.4
225% 80.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,156
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 380
370% 613 MB/s
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 333 394 397 372 405 MB/s
168% Outstanding
Read 686
Write 703
Mixed 621
SusWrite 372
134% 596 MB/s
4K Read 57.6
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 82.3
279% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 764
DQ Write 645
DQ Mixed 587
472% 665 MB/s
319GB free
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 564 377 387 370 421 404 MB/s
137% Outstanding
Read 661
Write 643
Mixed 585
SusWrite 420
130% 577 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 52.1
174% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 742
DQ Write 644
DQ Mixed 777
560% 721 MB/s
259GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 580 288 286 310 322 257 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 1,508
Write 1,380
Mixed 1,034
SusWrite 340
238% 1,065 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 45.6
4K Mixed 3.6
86% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 54.8
DQ Write 56.2
DQ Mixed 28
29% 46.3 MB/s
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Gaming 79%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples2,998x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples803x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples719x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples571x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples532x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples424x
SSD
PX-512M9PeY 512GBPlextorBench 191%, 725 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples844x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples380x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples287x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $452

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