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M480 1TB

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Effective Speed -64%Effective Speed -64%Average Score -52%Read -107%, Write -37%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed -52%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite -98%Peak Score -69%Read -106%, Write -36%, 4K Read -145%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -54%, 4K Mixed -75%, SusWrite -58%Value & Sentiment -2,457%User Rating -37%, Market Share -4,878%Nice To Haves -25%DQ Read -13%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed -12%, ADQ Read -25%, ADQ Write -9%, ADQ Mixed -12%, Age -103%, AS-SSD Total -20%

Average Bench: 333% (29^th of 1080)

Based on 2,485 user benchmarks. Model: MSI M480 1TB

Poor: 179%Average: 333% Great: 481%

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Outstanding average bench

The MSI M480 1TB averaged 232.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the MSI M480 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,324MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,389MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MSI M480 1TB is 302%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the MSI M480 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 58.1MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 214MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,485 samples)

Rank 29333%

Min	Avg	Max
833	Read 2,026	2,874
1,077	Write 3,389	4,735
574	Mixed 2,122	3,035
629	SusWrite 1,594	2,901
517% 2,283 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
32.5	4K Read 58.1	78.5
80	4K Write 214	349
52.5	4K Mixed 91.7	125
319% 121 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
757	DQ Read 1,373	2,048
409	DQ Write 1,150	1,860
584	DQ Mixed 1,324	1,878
975% 1,282 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DEU-User, 5 days ago.

545GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFM31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3257 977 947 1058 1256 1157 MB/s

443% Outstanding

Write 4,790

Mixed 2,923

SusWrite 1,442

680% 3,009 MB/s

4K Read 74.9

4K Write 368

4K Mixed 136

482% 193 MB/s

DQ Read 2,225

DQ Write 1,855

DQ Mixed 2,061

1,538% 2,047 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

863GB free

Firmware: EIFM31.4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1322 1336 4438 4025 1881 1866 MB/s

440% Outstanding

Write 4,263

Mixed 2,856

SusWrite 2,478

698% 3,080 MB/s

4K Read 62.6

4K Write 209

4K Mixed 108

344% 126 MB/s

DQ Read 2,069

DQ Write 1,192

DQ Mixed 1534

1,168% 1,598 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

657GB free

Firmware: EIFM21.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4653 4192 4043 4087 3890 3751 MB/s

437% Outstanding

Write 1,096

Mixed 635

SusWrite 4,103

405% 1,781 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 204

4K Mixed 72.1

244% 102 MB/s

DQ Read 1,329

DQ Write 1332

DQ Mixed 1,493

1,077% 1,385 MB/s

USA-User, 8 days ago.

556GB free

Firmware: EIFM31.4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4206 1596 1243 1070 965 902 MB/s

394% Outstanding

Write 4,154

Mixed 2,833

SusWrite 1,664

645% 2,856 MB/s

4K Read 56.3

4K Write 233

4K Mixed 98.7

335% 129 MB/s

DQ Read 1,936

DQ Write 1,560

DQ Mixed 1,758

1,313% 1,751 MB/s

ESP-User, 4 days ago.

240GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFM31.4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2066 1348 760 801 832 767 MB/s

298% Outstanding

Write 4004

Mixed 2,790

SusWrite 1,096

596% 2,643 MB/s

4K Read 55.4

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 77.9

246% 83.4 MB/s

DQ Read 1,252

DQ Write 845

DQ Mixed 1,144

828% 1,080 MB/s

HKG-User, 6 days ago.

380GB free

Firmware: EIFM21.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2023 2229 2239 1880 2205 1183 MB/s

280% Outstanding

Write 2,186

Mixed 1,724

SusWrite 1,960

421% 1,855 MB/s

4K Read 39

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 66.9

202% 71.1 MB/s

DQ Read 926

DQ Write 634

DQ Mixed 704

546% 755 MB/s

ZAF-User, 4 days ago.

543GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFM31.4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1898 1591 1272 688 665 716 MB/s

241% Outstanding

Write 2,228

Mixed 1,888

SusWrite 1,138

406% 1,801 MB/s

4K Read 47.7

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 65.4

214% 73.9 MB/s

DQ Read 893

DQ Write 323

DQ Mixed 537

415% 584 MB/s

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Gaming 199%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $139

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $164Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	6,073x
Core i7-12700KIntel $219Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,925x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $166Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,968x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $809Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,155x
RTX 3070Nvidia $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,044x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $430Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,735x

SSD
M480 1TBMSIBench 333%, 2,485 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	811x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $54Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	748x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 89%, 95,273 samples	693x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,112

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $218	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350

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M480 1TB

Average Bench: 333% (29^th of 1080)

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