Plextor

PX-256M6M 256GB

PX-256M6M 256GB
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Effective Speed -21%Effective Speed -21%Average Score -26%Read -3%, Write -6%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -67%, Mixed -5%, 4K Mixed -80%, SusWrite 18%Peak Score -20%Read -5%, Write -15%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -48%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed -58%, SusWrite 6%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -35%DQ Read 1%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -55%, ADQ Read -29%, ADQ Write -26%, ADQ Mixed -124%, Age -26%, AS-SSD Total -8%

Average Bench: 81.5% (467^th of 1071)

Based on 264 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-256M6M

Poor: 55%Average: 81.5% Great: 99%

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Very good average bench

The Plextor PX-256M6M 256GB averaged just 18.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor PX-256M6M 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 116MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor PX-256M6M 256GB is 43.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor PX-256M6M 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 342MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 351MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 264 samples)

Rank 46781.5%

Min	Avg	Max
353	Read 446	484
249	Write 381	422
209	Mixed 342	443
123	SusWrite 351	411
85.4% 380 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.6	4K Read 25.2	33.7
24.1	4K Write 52.3	82.7
10.9	4K Mixed 25	37
97.8% 34.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.1	DQ Read 252	370
42.6	DQ Write 229	327
9.84	DQ Mixed 116	214
121% 199 MB/s

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AUS-User, 5 months ago.

151GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 132 95 212 179 355 MB/s

66.2% Good

Write 191

Mixed 101

SusWrite 173

46% 208 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 37.2

4K Mixed 28.8

96% 30.6 MB/s

DQ Read 353

DQ Write 147

DQ Mixed 153

139% 217 MB/s

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Desktop 54%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16GF

CPU
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples	177x
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	129x
Core i5-4210HIntelBench 55%, 12,540 samples	63x

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HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	291x
GTX 860MNvidiaBench 16%, 18,736 samples	85x
GTX 850MNvidiaBench 14%, 13,931 samples	48x

SSD
PX-256M6M 256GBPlextorBench 81%, 264 samples	1x

RAM
MSI16D3LS1KBG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 29%, 3,484 samples	62x
AM1L16BC8R2-B1QS 1x8GBAdataBench 28%, 4,045 samples	27x
MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 29%, 6,146 samples	23x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Plextor

PX-256M6M 256GB

Average Bench: 81.5% (467^th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 81.5% (467th of 1071)

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