Comments on: Plextor M3 256GB SATA 6Gb/s Review – Another Win for The Marvell 9174 Controller https://www.thessdreview.com/our-reviews/plextor-m3-256gb-sata-6gbs-review-another-win-for-the-marvell-9174-controller/ The Worlds Dedicated SSD Education and Review Resource | Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:39:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Support https://www.thessdreview.com/our-reviews/plextor-m3-256gb-sata-6gbs-review-another-win-for-the-marvell-9174-controller/#comment-10035 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:00:00 +0000 https://thessdreview.com/?p=44496#comment-10035 In reply to me.

Not sure how to answer this question but you can check out the M2 RAID benchmark results https://www.plextoramericas.com/index.php/forum/27-ssd/4716-128-gb-m2p-benchmarks?limit=6&start=18#4734

]]> By: Support https://www.thessdreview.com/our-reviews/plextor-m3-256gb-sata-6gbs-review-another-win-for-the-marvell-9174-controller/#comment-10034 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:57:00 +0000 https://thessdreview.com/?p=44496#comment-10034 In reply to Gandalf.

The M2 is 480/330 read/write and 15K/9K IOPS. The M3 is 510/360 read/write and 70K/65K IOPS. Also, the M2 comes bundled with the Acronis software where as the M3 is bundled with NTI Echo. Both drives have the same Marvell controller. However the M3 uses a Toshiba 24nm NAND as opposed to a Toshiba 32nm NAND found in the M2.

]]> By: Support https://www.thessdreview.com/our-reviews/plextor-m3-256gb-sata-6gbs-review-another-win-for-the-marvell-9174-controller/#comment-10033 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:51:00 +0000 https://thessdreview.com/?p=44496#comment-10033 In reply to SSDick.

The M3P is essentially the M3S but with a different firmware which increases performance from 525/445 read/write to 535/450 and from 56K/30K IOPS to 56K/34K IOPS on the 512GB. Also, I believe the M3P is housed in a 7mm casing as opposed to a 9.5mm casing.

]]> By: me https://www.thessdreview.com/our-reviews/plextor-m3-256gb-sata-6gbs-review-another-win-for-the-marvell-9174-controller/#comment-9903 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:24:00 +0000 https://thessdreview.com/?p=44496#comment-9903 If Marvell = faster latency but also lower bandwidth, does that mean if I’m RAID-0’ing 2 SSDs (for higher bandwidth speeds), I’d be better off with a Marvell controlled pair of SSDs rather than a pair of SandForce controlled ones?

]]> By: SSDick https://www.thessdreview.com/our-reviews/plextor-m3-256gb-sata-6gbs-review-another-win-for-the-marvell-9174-controller/#comment-9844 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:11:00 +0000 https://thessdreview.com/?p=44496#comment-9844 whats the different between Plextor M3 and M3P ?

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