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PX-256M9PeGN 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 164% (137th of 1072)

Based on 884 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-256M9PeGN
Poor: 110%Average: 164% Great: 211%

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Outstanding average bench

The Plextor PX-256M9PeGN 256GB averaged 64.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-256M9PeGN 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 412MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,660MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-256M9PeGN 256GB is 101%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-256M9PeGN 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 224MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 649MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 884 samples)
Rank 137164%
Min Avg Max
1,015 Read 1,660 1,995
121 Write 654 1,037
165 Mixed 649 1,081
109 SusWrite 224 289
174% 797 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.9 4K Read 47.8 61.3
30 4K Write 97.5 152
23.4 4K Mixed 57.7 81
198% 67.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
386 DQ Read 641 780
79.2 DQ Write 387 905
122 DQ Mixed 412 711
334% 480 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 64 69 66 60 66 MB/s
164% Outstanding
Read 1,361
Write 98.5
Mixed 154
SusWrite 92.6
90% 426 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 74.5
212% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 752
DQ Write 888
DQ Mixed 707
564% 782 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 222 218 220 219 218 MB/s
151% Outstanding
Read 1,774
Write 245
Mixed 392
SusWrite 223
142% 658 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 80.5
4K Mixed 46.6
160% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 475
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 310
247% 352 MB/s
60GB free
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 249 259 239 253 268 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 1,464
Write 176
Mixed 168
SusWrite 244
110% 513 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 45.7
165% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 418
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 309
240% 333 MB/s
39GB free
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 136 176 167 166 158 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 1,564
Write 391
Mixed 542
SusWrite 171
145% 667 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 42.6
149% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 643
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 485
353% 469 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 142 124 146 145 132 MB/s
134% Outstanding
Read 1706
Write 205
Mixed 278
SusWrite 140
124% 582 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 64.8
4K Mixed 40.7
139% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 468
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 211
183% 279 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 201 196 192 190 187 MB/s
134% Outstanding
Read 1,643
Write 191
Mixed 205
SusWrite 199
120% 560 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 49.5
174% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 13.6
DQ Write 63.8
DQ Mixed 20.1
21% 32.5 MB/s
47GB free
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 115 100 102 100 99 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 1,522
Write 127
Mixed 223
SusWrite 108
105% 495 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 41.2
4K Mixed 44.2
128% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 465
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 192
171% 266 MB/s
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 63%
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Workstation 2%
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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,032x
Core i7-2600Intel  $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,574x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples937x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,048x
SSD
PX-256M9PeGN 256GBPlextorBench 164%, 884 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples517x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples377x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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