MSI Spatium M480 HS 2TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. MSI Spatium M480 2TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. 128KB Sequential Performance8. 4K Random Read v QD Performance9. 4K Random Write v QD Performance10. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance11. 4K Random Performance QD1-QD812. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. Performance Stability15. Drive Temperatures16. Real Life File Testing17. Closing Thoughts18. View All Pages

4K Random Read Performance QD1-QD8

The 2TB MSI Spatium M480's 4K read performance climbs smoothly throughout the tested queue depths and threads. At QD1 the performance of the drive ranges from 17,295 IOPS (70.84MBs) using a single thread up to 67,207 IOPS (275.28MB/s) using four threads.

4K Random Write Performance QD1-QD8

When it comes to 4K random writes, the performance using a single thread ranges from 61,786.2 IOPS (253.076MB/s) up to a peak of 90,035.5 IOPS (368.78MB/s) at QD4. The performance drops off a little between QD's 4 and 8 with a very noticeable rise in the average latency between these two queue depths.

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