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

In our Sequential tests, the Spatium M480 produced a peak read score of 6,917.2MB/s just shy of the official maximum of 7,000MB/s. Sequential writes peaked at 6,712.28MB/s (QD8) again just shy of the official maximum figure of 6,800MB/s.

128KB Sequential Read Performance Compared.

In comparison to its competitors, the Spatium M480 performed strongest at QD32 where it sits halfway in the results chart.

128KB Sequential Write Performance Compared,

In contrast to the Sequential read results, the write performance is very strong, sitting in the top five fastest drives in every tested queue depth. The best performance came at QD2 where it sits in second place behind Corsair's MP600 PRO.

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