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Compare Plextor M6e 128GB vs M8Pe 256GB

The main differences between Plextor M6e 128GB and Plextor M8Pe 256GB are in Performance (+59%), Capacity, Interface and NVME.
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Brand
Plextor
Brand
Plextor
Model
PX-AG128M6e
Model
PX-256M8PeGN
Release Date
📅 May 2014
Release Date
📅 October 2016
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
★★★★★
(8 reviews)
User reviews
★★★★☆
(94 reviews)
Performance (Charts)
196th / 1746
(-59%)
Performance (Charts)
139th / 1746
(0%)
Effective Value
-
Effective Value
-
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Price/GB
-
Price/GB
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GB/$1
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GB/$1
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Pros
  • Amazing performance, over the SATA 3 bottleneck
  • Marvell controller
Pros
-
Cons
  • Price is higher than SATA 3 drives, but still reasonable
  • The 128GB version has limited write speed
Cons
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Series
M6e
Series
M8Pe
Capacity
128 GB
Capacity
256 GB
Interface
PCIe Gen2 x2
Interface
PCIe Gen3 x4
NVME
No
NVME
Yes
Form Factor
PCIe
Form Factor
M.2-2280
SSD Controller
Marvell 9183
SSD Controller
Marvell 1093
NAND Flash Type
MLC (toggle)
NAND Flash Type
MLC
Cache
-
Cache
512MB
Max Sequential Read
Up to 770 MB/s
Max Sequential Read
Up to 2000 MB/s
Max Sequential Write
Up to 335 MB/s
Max Sequential Write
Up to 900 MB/s
MTBF
-
MTBF
2,400,000 hours

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Plextor M6e 128GB:

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Reasons to buy the Plextor M8Pe 256GB:

  • Much better performance, around +59%
  • Newer Product, it was released around 2 years later
  • More Capacity (+128 GB available)
  • Newer interface (PCIe Gen3 x4)

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