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

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When it came to random writes, the best performance figure we saw using our 4-threaded tests was 371,804 IOPS (QD8), nowhere close to the official maximum of 700,000 IOPS. We ran a test at QD32 using 8 threads which saw the performance figure rise to 488,107.5 IOPS, still well short of the official maximum.

4K Random Write v QD Performance Compared.

Although we couldn't match the official random write figure with our 4-threaded testing, the MSI Spatium M480 is still a fast drive when it comes to random writes. There is only one tested queue depth, QD2, where the drive doesn't sit in the top three in the results charts.

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