AS SSD:
AS SSD is a relatively new benchmark designed specifically for solid state drives. The application contains five synthetic tests used to determine the sequential and random read and write performance of a drive.
 Plextor M8Pe 512GB |
 Samsung 960 PRO 512GB |
AS SSD also includes a copy benchmark. This test copies an ISO (two large files), program (many small files) and game (small and large files), returning the speed and duration of each.
 Plextor M8Pe 512GB |
 Samsung 960 PRO 512GB |
HD Tune Pro 5.00:
Next, I ran a series of tests using HD Tune Pro. This hard disk utility measures a drive's performance by testing its sequential read and write speeds as well as its access time, burst rate and CPU usage. For this review, I'm also going to use it to benchmark the M8Pe's random read and write speeds, random access times and the number of operations per second.
 Plextor M8Pe 512GB - Read Benchmark |
 Samsung 960 PRO 512GB - Read Benchmark |
 Plextor M8Pe 512GB - Write Benchmark |
 Samsung 960 PRO 512GB - Write Benchmark |
The M8Pe performed very well when benchmarked with HD Tune. The drive had average read and write speeds of 2213.8 MB/s and 976.6 MB/s, respectively, and a burst rate of 356.9 MB/s when reading.
 Plextor M8Pe 512GB - Random Access Read |
 Samsung 960 PRO 512GB - Random Access Read |
 Plextor M8Pe 512GB - Random Access Write |
 Samsung 960 PRO 512GB - Random Access Write |
The M8Pe didn't disappoint when doing random reads and writes. When writing 4KB blocks, the drive reached 45,570 IOPS and had an average speed of 178.010 MB/s. It was even faster when reading, reaching 48,316 IOPS with an average speed of 188.735 MB/s.
