MSI

M480 2TB

M480 2TB
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Effective Speed -30%Effective Speed -30%Average Score -32%Read -102%, Write -29%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write 14%, Mixed -41%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite -18%Peak Score -64%Read -117%, Write -28%, 4K Read -158%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -53%, 4K Mixed -83%, SusWrite -2%Value & Sentiment -2,674%User Rating -36%, Market Share -5,311%Nice To Haves -10%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write 21%, DQ Mixed 16%, ADQ Read -5%, ADQ Write 9%, ADQ Mixed 4%, Age -123%, AS-SSD Total -4%

Average Bench: 416% (16^th of 1080)

Based on 1,111 user benchmarks. Model: MSI M480 2TB

Poor: 240%Average: 416% Great: 578%

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Outstanding average bench

The MSI M480 2TB averaged 316.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the MSI M480 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,542MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,569MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MSI M480 2TB is 338%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the MSI M480 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 64.1MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 92.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,111 samples)

Rank 16416%

Min	Avg	Max
1,303	Read 2,052	2,712
1,644	Write 3,569	4,944
958	Mixed 2,259	3,031
1006	SusWrite 2,694	4,469
601% 2,644 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
32	4K Read 64.1	74.2
87.5	4K Write 234	352
53	4K Mixed 92.1	120
339% 130 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
115	DQ Read 1,623	2,382
471	DQ Write 1,370	2,296
526	DQ Mixed 1,542	2,430
1,143% 1,512 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

AUS-User, 4 days ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFM31.4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 5109 5179 5221 5101 2701 3300 MB/s

613% Outstanding

Write 4,989

Mixed 3,288

SusWrite 4,435

885% 3,890 MB/s

4K Read 76.1

4K Write 287

4K Mixed 142

449% 168 MB/s

DQ Read 2,094

DQ Write 1,869

DQ Mixed 2,033

1,510% 1,999 MB/s

ARE-User, 5 days ago.

594GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFM21.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3840 1337 1724 1308 1139 1257 MB/s

421% Outstanding

Write 4,859

Mixed 2,640

SusWrite 1,767

650% 2,862 MB/s

4K Read 53.8

4K Write 368

4K Mixed 120

430% 181 MB/s

DQ Read 2,166

DQ Write 2,025

DQ Mixed 2,231

1,637% 2,140 MB/s

RUS-User, 12 days ago.

999GB free

Firmware: EIFM31.4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3951 3837 2907 2411 2469 2377 MB/s

416% Outstanding

Write 3,820

Mixed 2,797

SusWrite 2,992

688% 3,033 MB/s

4K Read 49.4

4K Write 133

4K Mixed 81

249% 87.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,347

DQ Write 1,095

DQ Mixed 1,234

920% 1,225 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

1TB free

Firmware: EIFM21.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3804 3105 1035 1180 1176 1363 MB/s

333% Outstanding

Write 4,209

Mixed 2,559

SusWrite 1944

599% 2,630 MB/s

4K Read 51

4K Write 125

4K Mixed 72.5

236% 83 MB/s

DQ Read 1,882

DQ Write 1,199

DQ Mixed 1,659

1,205% 1,580 MB/s

USA-User, 7 days ago.

617GB free

Firmware: EIFM31.4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2799 3279 1615 1198 1199 1152 MB/s

322% Outstanding

Write 3,243

Mixed 2,778

SusWrite 1,874

597% 2,645 MB/s

4K Read 63.5

4K Write 68.5

4K Mixed 68.6

220% 66.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,229

DQ Write 170

DQ Mixed 318

330% 572 MB/s

USA-User, 8 days ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFM21.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1306 1300 1287 1326 1173 1162 MB/s

230% Outstanding

Write 1,330

Mixed 1,236

SusWrite 1,259

283% 1,252 MB/s

4K Read 45.5

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 69.2

215% 74.4 MB/s

DQ Read 1012

DQ Write 716

DQ Mixed 863

645% 864 MB/s

USA-User, 12 days ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFM21.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1044 1084 1116 1170 1178 1125 MB/s

219% Outstanding

Write 1,178

Mixed 1,091

SusWrite 1,120

248% 1,095 MB/s

4K Read 45.9

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 68.7

214% 74.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1,139

DQ Write 807

DQ Mixed 941

711% 962 MB/s

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Desktop 123%

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Workstation 528%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI (MS-7E07)

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $280Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	903x
Core i9-13900KIntel $440Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	577x
Core i5-13600KIntel $235Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	439x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,739Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	539x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $732Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	498x
RTX 4080Nvidia $960Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	288x

SSD
M480 2TBMSIBench 416%, 1,111 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	270x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $105Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	243x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	153x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $2,133

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342

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M480 2TB

Average Bench: 416% (16^th of 1080)

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