Plextor’s M5S 128GB SSD hits our benchmarking tables today, promising reliability and good value. How does the legendary ODD manufacturer fares in the SSD market?
Plextor M5S
Most enthusiasts would remember Plextor from the days when optical disk drive (ODD) speed and quality actually mattered, as their products were considered to be top-of-the-line at the time. As optical drives are nowadays unimportant, even obsolete for some users, Plextor had to diversify and decided to jump into the SSD bandwagon. The company has been producing SSDs ever since 2010 but, as Plextor has never been fond of excessive marketing, it is no wonder that more than half of the computer users nowadays do not even know that they produce SSDs. Today we are having a look at the M5S, the latest value-oriented offering of the company, sporting a Marvell controller and synchronous memory.
Marvell 9187
Manufacturer features and specifications
Performance
Buffer
DRAM Cache
256MB DDR3
Read/Write Speed (Under Windows NTFS)
Sequential Read Speed
(SATA 6Gb/s)
Up to 520 MB/s
Sequential Write Speed
(SATA 6Gb/s)
Up to 200 MB/s
Random Read Speed
(IOPS 4KB)
Up to 71,000
Random Write Speed
(IOPS 4KB)
Up to 51,000
Power Consumption
Active
2.8W
Idle
0.7W (typical)
Environment and Reliability
Temperature
0°C ~ 70°C (Operating)
Shock
1500G, At 1 msec half-sine
Vibration
7 ~ 800Hz, 2.17Grms (Operation)
MTBF
1,500,000 hours
Warranty
3 years Plextor’s Warranty Service
Compatibility
Operating System Supported
Microsoft Windows Family / Linux / Mac OS
Agency Approval
UL, CE, BSMI, WHQL, RoHS
Command Set Support
TRIM, S.M.A.R.T., NCQ, ATA/ATAPI-8
DATA Encryption
Supported
Firmware Upgrade
Supported
Form Factor and Connectors
Form Factor
2.5 inch form factor
Power Connector
15-pin SATA connector for DC 5V input
Data Connector
7-pin SATA connector
Dimension and Weight
Dimension (W/L/H)
69.85mm x 100mm x 9.5mm
Weight
2.54 oz / 75g (Max)
Package Contents
Drive
64GB/128GB/256GB SSD
Document
Quick installation guide Users manual and warranty statement
