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 M8Se 512GB |
 Plextor M8Pe 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 M8Se 512GB |
 Plextor M8Pe 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 M8Se 512GB - Read Benchmark |
 Plextor M8Pe 512GB - Read Benchmark |
 Plextor M8Se 512GB - Write Benchmark |
 Plextor M8Pe 512GB - Write Benchmark |
The M8Se performed relatively well when benchmarked with HD Tune. The drive had average read and write speeds of 2074.9 MB/s and 463.5 MB/s, respectively, and a burst rate of about 377.8 MB/s when reading.
 Plextor M8Se 512GB - Random Access Read |
 Plextor M8Pe 512GB - Random Access Read |
 Plextor M8Se 512GB - Random Access Write |
 Plextor M8Pe 512GB - Random Access Write |
The M8Se didn't disappoint when doing random reads and writes. When writing 4KB blocks, the drive reached 40,358 IOPS and had an average speed of 157.650 MB/s. It was even faster when reading, reaching 44,000 IOPS with an average speed of 171.877 MB/s.
