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PX-128M8VC 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 81.6% (466th of 1072)

Based on 180 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-128M8VC
Poor: 54%Average: 81.6% Great: 101%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor PX-128M8VC 128GB averaged just 18.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-128M8VC 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 113MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.6MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-128M8VC 128GB is 47.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-128M8VC 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 140MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 318MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 180 samples)
Rank 46681.6%
Min Avg Max
357 Read 460 514
136 Write 318 394
173 Mixed 324 400
87.1 SusWrite 140 161
69.2% 311 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17 4K Read 32.6 43.6
29.7 4K Write 74.2 107
22.5 4K Mixed 41.6 57.1
142% 49.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
117 DQ Read 234 280
94.4 DQ Write 236 317
63.2 DQ Mixed 113 134
118% 194 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 141 141 143 142 142 MB/s
89.8% Excellent
Read 443
Write 381
Mixed 369
SusWrite 146
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 50
170% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 119
118% 191 MB/s
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 187 140 140 140 140 MB/s
78.7% Very good
Read 471
Write 374
Mixed 369
SusWrite 147
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 59.4
4K Mixed 40.4
134% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 106
105% 170 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 122 138 139 108 125 MB/s
70.6% Very good
Read 470
Write 388
Mixed 377
SusWrite 133
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 44.6
4K Mixed 33.1
109% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 132
122% 188 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,658,813 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 59%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples485x
Core i3-4160Intel  $79Bench 55%, 48,506 samples269x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples265x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples352x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples338x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples220x
SSD
PX-128M8VC 128GBPlextorBench 82%, 180 samples1x
RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples84x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples61x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples59x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $260

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