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PX-256M8VC 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 90.7% (324th of 1080)

Based on 959 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-256M8VC
Poor: 59%Average: 90.7% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The Plextor PX-256M8VC 256GB averaged just 9.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-256M8VC 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 126MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 43.5MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-256M8VC 256GB is 56.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-256M8VC 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 227MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 351MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 959 samples)
Rank 32490.7%
Min Avg Max
342 Read 462 516
172 Write 371 470
173 Mixed 351 443
111 SusWrite 227 286
79% 353 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17 4K Read 32.6 44.1
33.2 4K Write 75.2 112
20.9 4K Mixed 43.5 60.4
145% 50.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
44.9 DQ Read 317 383
89.4 DQ Write 273 352
58.3 DQ Mixed 126 177
141% 239 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
88GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 279 276 275 277 276 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 464
Mixed 443
SusWrite 287
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 60.5
204% 73.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 123
154% 273 MB/s
147GB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 270 270 273 270 270 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 460
Mixed 441
SusWrite 280
95% 425 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 58.7
197% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 127
160% 284 MB/s
174GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 277 277 278 277 277 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 464
Mixed 439
SusWrite 284
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 54.5
181% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 96
147% 277 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 90 75 75 81 68 MB/s
72.4% Very good
Read 477
Write 180
Mixed 414
SusWrite 99.4
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 51.4
4K Mixed 33.3
114% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 126
131% 219 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 259 262 218 225 224 MB/s
70.6% Very good
Read 471
Write 203
Mixed 104
SusWrite 241
56% 255 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 31.8
4K Mixed 25.6
81% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 177
156% 234 MB/s
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Gaming 39%
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Desktop 80%
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Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350M-DS3H V2-CF

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $120Bench 73%, 179,588 samples190x
Ryzen 5 1600AFAMD  $115Bench 72%, 52,721 samples166x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $90Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples128x
GPU
RX 570AMD  $170Bench 45%, 473,685 samples105x
RX 580AMD  $131Bench 52%, 360,351 samples95x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $218Bench 71%, 428,800 samples63x
SSD
PX-256M8VC 256GBPlextorBench 91%, 959 samples1x
RAM
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples44x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $66Bench 82%, 134,977 samples39x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples28x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $290

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