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Plextor M5M mSATA SSD (128GB) - Small Wonder

By Kenny Yeo - 22 Feb 2013

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Futuremark PCMark Vantage

PCMark Vantage might have been around for quite some time, but it is still a fairly accurate representation of how the drives might be used in real-world scenarios. We are focusing on the hard drive test suite which comprises of tasks such as loading of applications to media creation.

Marvell drives typically have problems with PCMark Vantage because of a specific workload - HDD Test 7, Windows Media Player, Adding Music - and the new Plextor M5M was no different, along with the Plextor M5 Pro and OCZ Vertex 4. As such, the M5M drive failed to generate an overall score. However, if we were to look at the individual workloads, we can see that it trailed the Intel SSD 520 Series mSATA drive in all except for one particular workload, which was HDD Test 3, Importing Pictures. 

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8.0
  • Performance 8
  • Features 8
  • Value 8.5
The Good
Good performance on AS SSD and Iometer
High-end Marvell controller and NAND memory chips
Well priced
The Bad
Erratic performance on HD Tune, PCMark 7 and PCMark Vantage
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