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PLEXTOR PX-512M8 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 178% (124th of 1072)

Based on 329 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PLEXTOR PX-512M8
Poor: 67%Average: 178% Great: 248%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PLEXTOR PX-512M8 512GB averaged 78.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PLEXTOR PX-512M8 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 284MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,401MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PLEXTOR PX-512M8 512GB is 181%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PLEXTOR PX-512M8 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 624MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 107MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 329 samples)
Rank 124178%
Min Avg Max
180 Read 1,401 2,169
183 Write 895 1,311
321 Mixed 894 1,319
53.3 SusWrite 624 1,211
213% 954 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.1 4K Read 42 49
43.9 4K Write 107 163
21.3 4K Mixed 46 66.3
179% 65.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.3 DQ Read 496 1,012
88.5 DQ Write 377 835
20.7 DQ Mixed 284 808
254% 386 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
156GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1039 1025 1031 1044 1032 1038 MB/s
219% Outstanding
Read 1,174
Write 1,027
Mixed 694
SusWrite 1,035
221% 982 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 62.9
224% 83 MB/s
DQ Read 967
DQ Write 801
DQ Mixed 735
591% 834 MB/s
119GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1041 979 881 795 742 553 MB/s
211% Outstanding
Read 1,362
Write 910
Mixed 666
SusWrite 832
210% 942 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 64.3
226% 82.9 MB/s
DQ Read 945
DQ Write 651
DQ Mixed 815
604% 804 MB/s
366GB free
Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1242 1242 1253 1244 1260 1254 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 1,310
Write 271
Mixed 766
SusWrite 1,249
200% 899 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 54.6
222% 89.2 MB/s
DQ Read 0.2
DQ Write 0.1
DQ Mixed 0.1
0% 0.13 MB/s
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 708 722 771 700 683 655 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 1,232
Write 894
Mixed 711
SusWrite 706
198% 886 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 90.9
4K Mixed 51.3
174% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 819
DQ Write 427
DQ Mixed 604
454% 617 MB/s
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 757 474 469 473 444 461 MB/s
153% Outstanding
Read 1,317
Write 1,285
Mixed 712
SusWrite 513
214% 957 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 43.4
142% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 640
DQ Write 448
DQ Mixed 511
390% 533 MB/s
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Typical PLEXTOR PX-512M8 512GB Builds (Compare 57 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI P35 Platinum(MS-7345)

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel  $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples8x
Xeon E5450Intel  $195Bench 51%, 10,801 samples7x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel  $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples6x
GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples4x
GeForce GT 630NvidiaBench 4%, 60,212 samples3x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples3x
SSD
PLEXTOR PX-512M8 512GBNvmeBench 178%, 329 samples1x
RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples40x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples8x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $100

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