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PLEXTOR PX-256M9 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 166% (135th of 1072)

Based on 107 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PLEXTOR PX-256M9
Poor: 107%Average: 166% Great: 224%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PLEXTOR PX-256M9 256GB averaged 66.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PLEXTOR PX-256M9 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 418MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,574MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PLEXTOR PX-256M9 256GB is 117%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PLEXTOR PX-256M9 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 239MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 710MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 107 samples)
Rank 135166%
Min Avg Max
824 Read 1,574 2,234
144 Write 738 1,038
152 Mixed 710 1,283
115 SusWrite 239 296
179% 815 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.6 4K Read 47.3 62.3
36.4 4K Write 106 167
27.7 4K Mixed 59.1 84.5
203% 70.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
55.6 DQ Read 598 778
116 DQ Write 457 1,017
39.5 DQ Mixed 418 714
342% 491 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 119 119 116 117 117 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 2,855
Write 18.1
Mixed 37.7
SusWrite 124
158% 759 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 24.9
4K Mixed 39.4
124% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 410
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 198
173% 265 MB/s
96GB free
Firmware: 1.07 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 280 280 245 243 268 MB/s
147% Outstanding
Read 1,268
Write 938
Mixed 741
SusWrite 265
178% 803 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 47
156% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 658
DQ Mixed 591
478% 676 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 176 197 195 228 213 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 1,732
Write 238
Mixed 329
SusWrite 201
134% 625 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 90.4
4K Mixed 45.6
156% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 478
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 275
225% 328 MB/s
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 247 291 199 204 208 MB/s
144% Outstanding
Read 1,099
Write 348
Mixed 426
SusWrite 230
115% 526 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 63.8
191% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 691
DQ Write 462
DQ Mixed 528
407% 560 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 87 99 104 150 151 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 1,665
Write 155
Mixed 236
SusWrite 120
116% 544 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 45.1
132% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 404
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 181
158% 243 MB/s
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Typical PLEXTOR PX-256M9 256GB Builds (Compare 6,906 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
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System: Lenovo 80WK

CPU
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples3,463x
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples3,442x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples1x
GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples4,163x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples1,743x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples994x
SSD
PLEXTOR PX-256M9 256GBNvmeBench 166%, 107 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples982x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples891x
RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 2x8GBRamaxelBench 71%, 6,014 samples585x
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