Reviewers Liked
- Exceptional application performance
- Sylish heatsink and activity lights
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Straight transfer performance
- TBW rating of the 1TB model is slightly low
Plextor M.2 M8Pe NVMe SSD
86
8.8
TechSpot is supported by its audience. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more.
Competitors and Related Products
Expert reviews and ratings
By Digital Trends
on
Yes, if you have an older PC you're looking to spruce up with even faster storage. Popular chips like the Core i7-4790K still power impressive gaming rigs, but their motherboards lack the M.2 slots needed for the very latest drive. The Plextor M8Pe is...
By PCWorld
on
This PCIe/NVMe SSD is cheaper than Intel's similar 750, and not that much slower. It also looks good, for gamers showing off their PC's internals.
By hardwarezone.com.sg
on
SSDs have come a long way. They used to be extremely expensive playthings for hardcore enthusiasts. But now, they are so affordable and ubiquitous that is almost unthinkable for anyone to still be chugging along on a system that uses mechanical hard...
By Guru of 3D
on
The numbers that these NVMe M2 units produce are obviously staggering and as such impressive. And yeah going from a HDD towards an SSD is making a huge difference. Going from a fast SATA3 SSD towards NVMe M2 again is a much faster step, but sure less...
By uk.hardware.info
on
PCI-Express SSDs are still quite expensive, but they also perform significantly better than SATA600 SSDs. A few years ago the additional price you paid for a high-end SSD barely gave you better performance due to the SATA600-bottleneck, but now the...
By CDRLabs
on
By now, I've spent a lot of time with the Plextor M8Pe and, despite some of the issues I've had, I can't help but to like the drive. This gamer-oriented, PCIe SSD offers good performance, a bold, eye catching design and a massive heatsink to keep it...
By PC Mag
on
The Plextor M8Pe M.2 NVMe is a speedy yet affordable internal solid-state drive—but it's not competitive at its current...
By AnandTech
on
The comparison against more mainstream SATA SSDs like the 850 EVO is not as easy. At about 33¢/GB, the 850 EVO is just over half the price and the M8Pe can't always deliver twice the performance. It's even less often that the performance of the M8Pe would feel twice as fast, since it's hard to improve on something that already feels instantaneous. Ultimately, the SSD market has broadened to the point that there's nothing close to a one size fits all recommendation, but for now the Plextor M8Pe is one of several reasonable high-end options.
By AnandTech
on
The Plextor M8Pe cannot keep up with Samsung's 960 Pro, but otherwise it is a solid contender in the PCIe SSD space. Its overall performance is near the Samsung 960 EVO and the Toshiba OCZ RD400. All of them offer better real-world performance than...
By Good Gear Guide
on
The M8Pe is a worthy competitor to OCZ's RD400, and quite a bit cheaper than the Intel 750—a very good product, in other words. And it's the sexiest-looking PCIe card SSD out there, if that means anything to you.Join the Good Gear Guide newsletter!If...
By TomsHardware
on
The Plextor M8Pe NVMe SSD series is the unsung hero for late 2016. Plextor hasn't had a product that impressed us in a number of years. The M5 Pro from 2012 was the last product from the company that I recommended to users based on performance and overall value. The M8Pe joins the M5 Pro as a standout product. This series is still a little rough around the edges, but there is enough substance for us to recommend it for most users.
By Tom's Hardware
on
The Plextor M8Pe NVMe SSD series is the unsung hero for late 2016. Plextor hasn't had a product that impressed us in a number of years. The M5 Pro from 2012 was the last product from the company that I recommended to users based on performance and...
By eTeknix
on
We never did see the Plextor M7P drive and while I was saddened by that, there was a reason for it. Plextor/Lite-On weren't satisfied with the drive at the time and instead of releasing a possibly inferior product, they scraped it and went back to the...
By Chip.de
on
Leider verhindert die schlechte Kühlung der Plextor M8Pe 256GB (PX-256M8PeG) bessere Ergebnisse im Test. Der M.2-Flashspeicher wird bei Betrieb sehr schnell heiß was sich negativ auf die Transferraten auswirkt: So liest die SSD nur mit guten, aber...
Pros:
Cons: