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 four-threaded random read tests, the best figure we saw was 416,861 IOPS at QD32, a long way short of the maximum 650,000 IOPS. We ran a quick test at QD32 using 8 threads and saw the performance rise to 590,013.1 IOPS, still shy of the official maximum.

4K Random Read v QD Performance Compared.

The drive's performance picks up as the queue depth deepens with the best performance in comparison with its competitors coming at QD4 at 222,526 IOPS.

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