Plextor M6e Black Edition PCIe 256GB Review

1. Introduction2. Plextor M6e Black Edition PCIe3. High Res Gallery4. Testing Methodology5. CrystalDiskMark6. ATTO Disk Benchmark7. AS SSD8. IOMETER9. Plextor Plex Turbo Software10. Closing Thoughts11. View All Pages

Today we look at the Plextor M6e Black Edition. This SSD product supports PCI Express Gen 2 x 2 and potentially delivers more performance than a simple SATA 3 capable Solid State Drive. Rated sequential speeds of the Plextor M6e Black Edition are said to hit 770MB/s. It uses the latest Marvell 88SS9183 controller alongside Toshiba synchronous Toggle NAND flash memory.

For database heavy application, the M6E Black Edition is said to shine. Plextor claim 100,000+ IOPS performance and for those aiming for maximum workstation performance, it is boot capable. Plextor are offering the drive in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB capacities – with a full five year warranty for peace of mind.

Plextor sent us the mid capacity 256GB unit which is rated to 770 MB/s read, and 580 MB/s write. The 512GB version offers slightly better sequential write performance – at 625MB/s, while the 128GB model pays a rather severe write performance penalty, dropping to 335MB/s.

Plextor M6e Black Edition Features

• Supports PCI Express Gen 2 x 2. Sequential read/write speeds of the M6e Black Edition to 770/625 MB/s. Random read/ write speeds also broke through the 105K/100K IOPS barrier.
• Supports S.M.A.R.T. and TRIM commands.
• Supports bootable device, and supports UEFI and Legacy BIOS boot up.
• Supports AHCI mode
• High performance cooling fin design
• Supports standard SATA external power cable
• Supports external cable for SSD access lighting cues
• Comes in 128 / 256 / 512 GB capacities
• Full 5-year warranty

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