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M450 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 251% (55th of 1071)

Based on 1,372 user benchmarks.  Model: MSI M450 500GB
Poor: 137%Average: 251% Great: 341%

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Outstanding average bench

The MSI M450 500GB averaged 151.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the MSI M450 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,047MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,117MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MSI M450 500GB is 204%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the MSI M450 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 53.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 1,127MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,372 samples)
Rank 55251%
Min Avg Max
447 Read 1,283 1785
372 Write 2,117 2,934
452 Mixed 1,391 1,900
224 SusWrite 1,127 1,952
335% 1,479 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.9 4K Read 53.1 67.9
66.1 4K Write 188 312
32.6 4K Mixed 72.4 98.4
273% 105 MB/s
Min Avg Max
578 DQ Read 1,245 1,682
269 DQ Write 907 1,499
212 DQ Mixed 1,047 1,559
790% 1,066 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EJFM61.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1912 2049 2126 2317 2325 564 MB/s
299% Outstanding
Read 1,304
Write 1,709
Mixed 1,271
SusWrite 1,882
350% 1,541 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 62.3
222% 85.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,646
DQ Write 1,245
DQ Mixed 1420
1,069% 1,437 MB/s
323GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EJFMC0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 584 572 592 601 596 MB/s
165% Outstanding
Read 1,043
Write 568
Mixed 594
SusWrite 587
156% 698 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 98.7
4K Mixed 49.6
171% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 905
DQ Write 633
DQ Mixed 703
543% 747 MB/s
312GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 743 151 586 583 198 733 MB/s
161% Outstanding
Read 1,244
Write 619
Mixed 663
SusWrite 499
168% 756 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 279
4K Mixed 8
244% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 591
DQ Write 77.5
DQ Mixed 118
141% 262 MB/s
220GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EJFM32.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 722 937 995 292 701 284 MB/s
159% Outstanding
Read 1,192
Write 1840
Mixed 964
SusWrite 655
262% 1,163 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 73.8
4K Mixed 43.3
140% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 766
DQ Write 494
DQ Mixed 634
472% 631 MB/s
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Typical M450 500GB Builds (Compare 1,847 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO H610M-E DDR4 (MS-7D48)

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples835x
Core i3-12100FIntel  $95Bench 94%, 11,860 samples401x
Core i5-12400Intel  $161Bench 98%, 17,352 samples154x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples249x
RTX 4060Nvidia  $295Bench 122%, 48,534 samples198x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples125x
SSD
M450 500GBMSIBench 251%, 1,372 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples129x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GVKB 2x8GBGBench 89%, 16,709 samples127x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples69x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $383

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