Plextor

PX-512M8VC 512GB

PX-512M8VC 512GB
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Effective Speed +4% Effective Speed 4%Average Score +4% Read 5%, Write 4%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite 13%Peak Score +1% Read 2%, Write -0%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed 3%, SusWrite 8%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -27%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed -144%, ADQ Read 6%, ADQ Write 2%, ADQ Mixed -112%, Age 32%, AS-SSD Total 0%

Average Bench: 102% (245^th of 1072)

Based on 1,062 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-512M8VC

Poor: 72%Average: 102% Great: 122%

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Outstanding average bench

The Plextor PX-512M8VC 512GB averaged 2.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-512M8VC 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.1MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 123MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-512M8VC 512GB is 50%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-512M8VC 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 336MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 389MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,062 samples)

Rank 245102%

Min	Avg	Max
380	Read 478	517
240	Write 422	483
218	Mixed 389	444
165	SusWrite 336	420
91.3% 407 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.2	4K Read 33.7	41.3
41.2	4K Write 81.7	116
28.2	4K Mixed 47.1	60
155% 54.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
221	DQ Read 347	381
102	DQ Write 296	350
75	DQ Mixed 123	136
146% 255 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

RUS-User, 1 month ago.

105GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 298 327 326 325 322 MB/s

131% Outstanding

Write 488

Mixed 445

SusWrite 334

100% 447 MB/s

4K Read 47.6

4K Write 142

4K Mixed 70.6

238% 86.6 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 342

DQ Mixed 135

163% 286 MB/s

VNM-User, 1 month ago.

434GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 416 416 414 416 413 MB/s

123% Outstanding

Write 462

Mixed 428

SusWrite 424

103% 457 MB/s

4K Read 38.9

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 58.9

195% 71 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 122

153% 272 MB/s

LTU-User, 1 month ago.

155GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 304 391 419 427 428 MB/s

120% Outstanding

Write 483

Mixed 438

SusWrite 401

104% 460 MB/s

4K Read 39.3

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 56.5

187% 66.7 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 348

DQ Mixed 124

159% 284 MB/s

POL-User, 21 days ago.

167GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 388 402 406 405 406 MB/s

119% Outstanding

Write 484

Mixed 434

SusWrite 408

104% 460 MB/s

4K Read 38.7

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 55.2

182% 64.7 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 349

DQ Mixed 124

159% 285 MB/s

POL-User, 17 days ago.

176GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 393 393 411 413 413 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 459

Mixed 435

SusWrite 410

102% 452 MB/s

4K Read 37.5

4K Write 91.9

4K Mixed 53

173% 60.8 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 123

157% 280 MB/s

POL-User, 1 month ago.

96GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 393 395 412 409 407 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 456

Mixed 415

SusWrite 403

99% 441 MB/s

4K Read 35.1

4K Write 87.1

4K Mixed 49.6

163% 57.3 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 123

158% 283 MB/s

CHN-User, 1 month ago.

296GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 206 126 134 143 144 MB/s

95.4% Outstanding

Write 229

Mixed 344

SusWrite 163

68% 305 MB/s

4K Read 38.8

4K Write 99.5

4K Mixed 53.5

180% 63.9 MB/s

DQ Read 355

DQ Write 92.3

DQ Mixed 124

117% 191 MB/s

USA-User, 10 days ago.

65GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 324 348 351 348 348 MB/s

86.7% Excellent

Write 364

Mixed 337

SusWrite 343

80% 354 MB/s

4K Read 30

4K Write 59.5

4K Mixed 40.2

128% 43.2 MB/s

DQ Read 259

DQ Write 220

DQ Mixed 123

124% 201 MB/s

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B450 AORUS ELITE

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,659x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,461x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	1,022x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	765x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	556x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	545x

SSD
PX-512M8VC 512GBPlextorBench 102%, 1,062 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	632x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	557x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	439x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $447

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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PX-512M8VC 512GB

Average Bench: 102% (245^th of 1072)

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