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 M6V 512GB |
 Crucial BX200 480GB |
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 M6V 512GB |
 Crucial BX200 480GB |
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 M6V's random read and write speeds, random access times and the number of operations per second.
 Plextor M6V 512GB - HD Tune Read Benchmark |
 Crucial BX200 480GB - HD Tune Read Benchmark |
 Plextor M6V 512GB - HD Tune Write Benchmark |
 Crucial BX200 480GB - HD Tune Write Benchmark |
The M6V performed fairly well when benchmarked with HD Tune. The drive had average read and write speeds of 501.3 MB/s and 437.0 MB/s, respectively, and a burst rate of 301.5 MB/s when reading.
 Plextor M6V 512GB - HD Tune Random Access Read |
 Crucial BX200 480GB - HD Tune Random Access Read |
 Plextor M6V 512GB - HD Tune Random Access Write |
 Crucial BX200 480GB - HD Tune Random Access Write |
The M6V didn't disappoint when doing random reads and writes. When reading 4KB blocks, the drive reached 19,509 IOPS and had an average speed of 76.208 MB/s. The drive was slightly faster when writing, reaching 19,511 IOPS with an average speed of 76.215 MB/s.
