The Plextor M6e M.2 2280 512GB provided similar performance of just over 300MB/s in our single large file copy test when using any one of the six supporting motherboards.
The program copy test saw the Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK and Asrock Z97 Extreme9 both max the Plextor M6e M.2 2280 512GB out at 260MB/s, while the MSI Z97 MPower Max AC hit 259MB/s. The Asus Z97-Pro WiFi/AC slipped to 255MB/s, while the Asus Z97-Pro WiFi/AC delivered just 241MB/s.
This time the Asrock Z97 Extreme9 and Extreme6 provided the weakest results using our game data while the Asus Z97-Pro WiFi/AC provided the strongest performance.
The PCMark 7 importing pictures results show all six Z97 motherboards delivering virtually the same performance.
Just 1MB/s seperated the slowest from the fastest motherboard in the PCMark 7 video editing test.
The Asrock Z97 Extreme9 enjoyed a slight performance edge in the PCMark 7 starting applications test, while all other tested Z97 motherboards delivered 145 to 146MB/s.
The Asrock Z97 Extreme9 also performed well in the PCMark 7 gaming test with 152MB/s with the rest delivering 145 to 148MB/s.
