Plextor M5M Series mSATA

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

MSATA form factor.
Available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities.
Excellent sequential read and write speeds.

Cons:

Usual 3Gbps motherboard interface inhibits performance.

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Last revision on March 9, 2015

Reviewers Liked

MSATA form factor
Available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities
Excellent sequential read and write speeds
Good random read and write performance
Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data
SATA 6Gb/s interface

Reviewers Didn't Like

Usual 3Gbps motherboard interface inhibits performance

Expert reviews and ratings

If you are looking into getting a new medium to high-end motherboard, chances are that you'll see a mSATA slot on it. This little slot allows you to mount a tiny sized storage directly on your motherboard. The Plextor PX-256M5M is one such SSD based...

By tbreak.ae on August 26, 2013

Today we are looking at a new mSATA drive from Plextor – the 128GB M5M. Diminutive mSATA drives are without doubt a growing market, adopted in many laptop computers today. As we have seen in recent desktop motherboard reviews on Kitguru many...

By Kitguru.net on February 15, 2013

When building a mSATA SSD Plextor could be forgiven for cutting a lot of corners when compared to their desktop drives. They could have, but didn't. From the controller used to the branded chips, we get quality parts here, just like the desktop...

By HardwareHeaven on February 05, 2013

The minimal physical resources required for solid-state drives make them an ideal candidate for being presented in a wide variety of small form factors. Most often seen in 2.5in SATA-connected drives, another connector called mSATA is now becoming...

By HEXUS.net on January 31, 2013

Plextor has a pretty impressive line of mSATA drives with their M5M line that is very competitive with other drives on the market...

By Legit Reviews on July 19, 2013

Plextor's new M5M series SSD is proof that good things do come in small packages. This pint-sized powerhouse combines Marvell's new 88SS9187 controller with Toshiba's 19nm Toggle Mode NAND flash to deliver a fast, responsive computing experience. In...

By CDRLabs on June 12, 2013

The Plextor M5M mSATA based SSD is a shockingly good SSD with excellent performance and reliability. The overall write performance is merely a hint slower compared to its big brother and we stated this many times, you'd never ever even notice the write...

By Guru of 3D on June 06, 2013

Video Review: The Plextor M5M 256GB mSATA SSD is an amazing product. It has the Marvell 88SS9187 controller and Toshiba Toggle NAND flash, so it's super fast. As well, this drive has true protect data integrity and AES data encryption. Also, it's...

By 3dGameMan on May 13, 2013

This year is supposed to see the overall acceptance of the M.2, or NGFF (Next Generation Form Factor), to provide for a uniform and general adaption of ‘mSATA type' SSDs as a whole. Right now we have the older mini-PCIe SSD, mSATA SSD, two different but...

By thessdreview.com on May 13, 2013

Especially if you're dealing with lots of incompressible data, the M5M is a better option because you'll get consistent performance regardless of the data type. I'm very curious how a Samsung SSD 840 Pro based mSATA SSD would perform, though.

By AnandTech on April 17, 2013

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