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PX-256M2P 256GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 81.6% (466th of 1072)

Based on 36 user benchmarks.  Model: PLEXTOR PX-256M2P
Poor: 60%Average: 81.6% Great: 94%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor PX-256M2P 256GB averaged just 18.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-256M2P 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 156MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 68.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-256M2P 256GB is 33.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Plextor PX-256M2P 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 298MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 357MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)
Rank 46681.6%
Min Avg Max
292 Read 412 489
169 Write 374 420
45.3 Mixed 298 437
169 SusWrite 357 407
81.1% 360 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.1 4K Read 23.3 28.6
29.6 4K Write 68.7 87.8
10.8 4K Mixed 27.5 35.7
107% 39.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.6 DQ Read 233 281
35 DQ Write 232 274
11.7 DQ Mixed 156 204
138% 207 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
61GB free
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 402 402 402 402 403 MB/s
92.5% Outstanding
Read 386
Write 406
Mixed 270
SusWrite 402
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 34.8
132% 48.9 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 199
170% 249 MB/s
217GB free
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 393 397 396 396 397 MB/s
92.2% Outstanding
Read 436
Write 382
Mixed 293
SusWrite 396
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 78.9
4K Mixed 34
124% 46.2 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 201
172% 251 MB/s
61GB free
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 400 400 400 400 400 MB/s
91.6% Outstanding
Read 379
Write 403
Mixed 273
SusWrite 400
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 83.6
4K Mixed 34.3
130% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 194
167% 246 MB/s
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 369 363 383 380 389 MB/s
73.8% Very good
Read 292
Write 354
Mixed 229
SusWrite 375
71% 313 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 28.7
87% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 198
166% 239 MB/s
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 357 320 208 119 116 MB/s
73.1% Very good
Read 376
Write 362
Mixed 271
SusWrite 247
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 61.7
4K Mixed 28.7
100% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 204
172% 249 MB/s
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 238 276 275 284 246 MB/s
60.1% Good
Read 319
Write 303
Mixed 234
SusWrite 255
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 17.3
65% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 191
165% 244 MB/s
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Typical PX-256M2P 256GB Builds (Compare 2,533 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples585x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples388x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples305x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples199x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples192x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples159x
SSD
PX-256M2P 256GBPlextorBench 82%, 36 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples107x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples63x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples43x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $249

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