Plextor M6e Black Series PCIe SSD PCIe 2.0 - 128 GB [PX-128M6e-BK]

For true high-end products theoretical bandwidth of SATA 6G port is limited to less than 600MB / s, simply insufficient. To avoid this bottleneck, the PCIe SSDs use the PCI Express lanes of the PC via which, for example, high-end graphics cards are connected. Even with a single PCIe 2.0 data cable (1x Lane) s can theoretically be achieved a throughput of 500 MB /, which is about the maximum, actually achieved bandwidth of SATA 6G.

The Black M6e in contrast to its predecessor, not just with a few spectacular green circuit board, therefore, it has a black PCB with chic black cover red velvet heat sink that can dissipate heat from controller and memory chips effectively. Additional access LEDs round out the overall visual appearance. However, the optimization of the Black Series are not only found on the surface. With the PlexTurbo 2.0 Firmware Plextor SSD has an intelligent caching software donated that mainly offers performance gains and improvements in safety, reliability and durability.

The Plextor M6e Black PCIe SSD is a very safe (+ 5 years warranty!) And at the same time extremely fast SSD with contemporary PCI Express 2.0 interface. The SSD naturally arises in the M.2 format known from current notebooks and ultrabooks therefore - formerly "Next Generation Form Factor" (NGFF) called - and plugged into an adapter for the PCI Express 2.0 interface. By the PCIe x2 format the adapter card, it can not be used in a PCIe x1 slot and requires at least one PCIe x4 slot, which is often found on popular motherboards, but can also PCIe x8 or PCIe x16 slots are installed (physically and electrically).

The offered M6e Black with a capacity of 128 GB thereby achieved absolute peak values, because she reads sequentially with up to 770 MB / s and writes with at least 335 MB / s, with a maximum of 96,000 IOPS (4KB Random Read) and 83,000 IOPS ( 4KB Random Write) can be achieved. To operate the Plextor M6e Series 7 additional drivers are required neither on Windows 8 / 8.1 under Windows. The Plextor SSDs are on top of that also without additional driver bootable (legacy mode and UEFI) as traditional 2.5-inch SSDs and an operating system can be installed on as usual.

It converts any gaming PC that previously had to rely on a HDD, significantly speeds - even in the subjectively perceived by the user performance! Even conventional SSDs for the SATA 6G port allows the Plextor M6e Black behind. The massively good performance also comes with the SSD into being by-the-art dual-core Marvell controller, a 256MB DDR3 cache and high quality Toshiba NAND memory. The SSD requires a free SATA power connector.

Note: The TRIM function is optimally supported by modern operating systems (eg Windows 7 or 8.).

Technical details:

    Capacity: 128 GB
    Controller: Marvell dual-core (88SS9183)
    DRAM Cache: 256 MB DDR3
    NAND: Toshiba MLC NAND Toggle
    Connection: PCIe 2.0 (2 lanes), SATA Power
    Power:
    Read: max. 770 MB / s
    Writing: max. 335 MB / s
    IOPS (4KB Random Read): 96,000
    IOPS (4KB Random Write): 83,000
    Compatibility (features): TRIM, S.M.A.R.T.
    Life expectancy: 2.4 million hours
    Manufacturer Warranty: 5 years