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M390 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 230% (72nd of 1072)

Based on 4,955 user benchmarks.  Model: MSI M390 500GB
Poor: 115%Average: 230% Great: 321%

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Outstanding average bench

The MSI M390 500GB averaged 129.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the MSI M390 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 908MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,799MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MSI M390 500GB is 206%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the MSI M390 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 48.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 61.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,955 samples)
Rank 72230%
Min Avg Max
271 Read 1,268 1,638
321 Write 1,799 2,566
313 Mixed 1,095 1,481
228 SusWrite 1,040 1,814
294% 1,301 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.4 4K Read 48.2 65.1
73.3 4K Write 161 281
28.8 4K Mixed 61.4 86.6
237% 90.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
543 DQ Read 1,079 1,493
237 DQ Write 878 1,514
130 DQ Mixed 908 1,377
699% 955 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
466GB free
Firmware: EHFM32.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2119 2538 2118 826 793 814 MB/s
303% Outstanding
Read 1,664
Write 2,590
Mixed 1,314
SusWrite 1,535
402% 1,776 MB/s
4K Read 61.3
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 79.4
297% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,326
DQ Write 1,022
DQ Mixed 1,164
874% 1,171 MB/s
290GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM32.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2155 2287 2157 136 140 133 MB/s
270% Outstanding
Read 1,599
Write 2612
Mixed 1,490
SusWrite 1,168
388% 1,717 MB/s
4K Read 61.8
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 79.7
294% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,163
DQ Write 856
DQ Mixed 1,039
768% 1,019 MB/s
411GB free
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1978 1977 2048 664 156 158 MB/s
248% Outstanding
Read 1,473
Write 2135
Mixed 1,202
SusWrite 1,163
337% 1,493 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 59.3
209% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,397
DQ Write 1,016
DQ Mixed 1,203
900% 1,205 MB/s
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM32.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1209 881 446 946 722 983 MB/s
182% Outstanding
Read 1,175
Write 1,348
Mixed 1,041
SusWrite 864
250% 1,107 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 49.4
183% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,006
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 642
452% 597 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM32.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 605 376 505 598 608 609 MB/s
137% Outstanding
Read 791
Write 613
Mixed 507
SusWrite 550
138% 615 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 99.1
4K Mixed 37.6
155% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 558
DQ Write 572
DQ Mixed 523
404% 551 MB/s
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Typical M390 500GB Builds (Compare 10,047 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
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Desktop
Desktop 102%
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Workstation
Workstation 100%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B560 DS3H AC-Y1

CPU
Core i7-11700FIntelBench 98%, 21,161 samples3,373x
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples2,772x
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples1,084x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples2,612x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples2,012x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,382x
SSD
M390 500GBMSIBench 230%, 4,955 samples564x
RAM
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples1,082x
Well Holding Limited D4U0830160B 2x8GBChunBench 71%, 1,346 samples558x
Key Co Ltd NMUD480E82-3000D 2x8GBGoldBench 85%, 903 samples433x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $279

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