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PX-512M8VG 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 91.7% (307th of 1072)

Based on 35 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-512M8VG
Poor: 69%Average: 91.7% Great: 113%

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Excellent average bench

The Plextor PX-512M8VG 512GB averaged just 8.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-512M8VG 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 144MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-512M8VG 512GB is 43.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-512M8VG 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 276MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 357MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 35 samples)
Rank 30791.7%
Min Avg Max
371 Read 475 517
264 Write 383 477
224 Mixed 357 441
162 SusWrite 276 337
83.5% 373 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.1 4K Read 30.6 42.6
10.4 4K Write 71.6 106
7.1 4K Mixed 41.4 60.3
137% 47.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
192 DQ Read 316 379
113 DQ Write 265 339
72.6 DQ Mixed 144 204
148% 242 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
471GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 213 228 318 320 321 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 477
Mixed 441
SusWrite 302
97% 433 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 60.3
198% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 134
161% 282 MB/s
400GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 308 300 302 299 293 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 411
Write 378
Mixed 344
SusWrite 308
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 50.1
164% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 134
155% 268 MB/s
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 282 275 300 308 310 MB/s
85.7% Excellent
Read 444
Write 388
Mixed 373
SusWrite 295
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 52.1
4K Mixed 35.8
114% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 128
147% 254 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 277 287 301 307 310 MB/s
84.3% Excellent
Read 475
Write 422
Mixed 420
SusWrite 297
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 50.3
4K Mixed 37.1
120% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 134
123% 191 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 300 160 153 154 153 MB/s
77.4% Very good
Read 450
Write 445
Mixed 389
SusWrite 212
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 45.1
4K Mixed 34.6
110% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 135
138% 225 MB/s
444GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 188 171 226 306 301 MB/s
71.4% Very good
Read 471
Write 405
Mixed 384
SusWrite 252
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 34
4K Mixed 27.5
88% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 229
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 119
116% 183 MB/s
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 257 287 296 281 300 MB/s
71.1% Very good
Read 435
Write 284
Mixed 252
SusWrite 282
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 28.3
85% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 183
143% 204 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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System: Dell G3 3579

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples2,035x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples1,995x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 45%, 1 sample1x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples2,101x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples1,070x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples666x
SSD
PX-512M8VG 512GBPlextorBench 92%, 35 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBUnknownBench 41%, 10,071 samples587x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 1x8GBUnknownBench 41%, 5,658 samples183x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBUnknownBench 44%, 3,713 samples171x
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