Average Bench: 353% (18th of 1072)

Based on 90 user benchmarks.  Model: MSI M460 1TB

Outstanding average bench

The MSI M460 1TB averaged 253.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the MSI M460 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,301MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,417MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MSI M460 1TB is 186%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the MSI M460 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 69.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 90MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 90 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,113 Read 1,876 2,161
1,235 Write 3,417 4,572
900 Mixed 2,074 2,764
1,127 SusWrite 1,896 2,951
526% 2,316 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45 4K Read 69.9 82.5
104 4K Write 223 348
53.4 4K Mixed 90 126
340% 128 MB/s
Min Avg Max
819 DQ Read 1,550 2,106
450 DQ Write 1,115 1722
592 DQ Mixed 1,301 1,779
980% 1,322 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
675GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ELFMH0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4558 1337 1283 1283 1283 1286 MB/s
Read 1,843
Write 4,604
Mixed 2,648
SusWrite 1,838
623% 2,733 MB/s
4K Read 78
4K Write 385
4K Mixed 136
496% 200 MB/s
DQ Read 2,122
DQ Write 1,598
DQ Mixed 1,922
1,420% 1,881 MB/s
683GB free
Firmware: ELFMH0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4126 1768 1257 1259 1257 1260 MB/s
Read 2,191
Write 4580
Mixed 2,667
SusWrite 1821
639% 2,815 MB/s
4K Read 81.1
4K Write 275
4K Mixed 128
433% 162 MB/s
DQ Read 1,862
DQ Write 1371
DQ Mixed 1673
1,235% 1,635 MB/s
636GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ELFMH0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2415 1289 1278 1279 1272 1278 MB/s
Read 1,682
Write 3,343
Mixed 2,575
SusWrite 1,468
516% 2,267 MB/s
4K Read 77.2
4K Write 387
4K Mixed 137
498% 200 MB/s
DQ Read 2,252
DQ Write 1,625
DQ Mixed 1982
1,469% 1,953 MB/s
600GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ELFMH0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2222 1266 1224 1265 1280 1278 MB/s
Read 1,737
Write 4,166
Mixed 2,311
SusWrite 1,423
548% 2,409 MB/s
4K Read 62.7
4K Write 389
4K Mixed 109
441% 187 MB/s
DQ Read 2,212
DQ Write 1,590
DQ Mixed 1,936
1,437% 1,912 MB/s
684GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ELFMH0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1487 1262 1259 1265 1267 1263 MB/s
Read 1,998
Write 4,446
Mixed 2628
SusWrite 1,300
589% 2,593 MB/s
4K Read 76.1
4K Write 299
4K Mixed 123
431% 166 MB/s
DQ Read 1,653
DQ Write 1150
DQ Mixed 1,457
1,073% 1,420 MB/s
816GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ELFMH0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4281 1519 1272 1273 1271 1271 MB/s
Read 1,926
Write 4,541
Mixed 2,629
SusWrite 1,815
621% 2,728 MB/s
4K Read 56.2
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 79.7
262% 92.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,921
DQ Write 860
DQ Mixed 1,750
1,202% 1,510 MB/s
637GB free
Firmware: ELFMH0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1934 2158 1595 1187 1180 1181 MB/s
Read 1,799
Write 2,335
Mixed 1,980
SusWrite 1,539
433% 1,913 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 71.1
232% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,333
DQ Write 900
DQ Mixed 1,063
808% 1,099 MB/s
500GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ELFMH0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1270 1260 1270 1273 1273 1273 MB/s
Read 1,421
Write 1,249
Mixed 1017
SusWrite 1,270
279% 1,239 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 88.7
4K Mixed 51
173% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 989
DQ Write 525
DQ Mixed 762
565% 759 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,900,826 SSDs tested

Typical M460 1TB Builds (Compare 142 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 155%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 146%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG H670 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4(MS-7D25)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $607

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