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M450 2TB

M450 2TB
BENCHMARKS (975)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -92%Effective Speed -92%Average Score -90%Read -194%, Write -97%, 4K Read -64%, 4K Write 9%, Mixed -95%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite -143%Peak Score -140%Read -208%, Write -137%, 4K Read -237%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed -134%, 4K Mixed -137%, SusWrite -113%Value & Sentiment -419%User Rating -37%, Market Share -802%Nice To Haves -15%DQ Read -16%, DQ Write -21%, DQ Mixed -16%, ADQ Read -10%, ADQ Write -25%, ADQ Mixed -19%, Age 22%, AS-SSD Total -37%

Average Bench: 284% (42^nd of 1080)

Based on 975 user benchmarks. Model: MSI M450 2TB

Poor: 193%Average: 284% Great: 351%

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Outstanding average bench

The MSI M450 2TB averaged 184.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the MSI M450 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,251MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,560MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MSI M450 2TB is 158%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the MSI M450 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 53.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 76.2MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 975 samples)

Rank 42284%

Min	Avg	Max
540	Read 1,427	1,926
335	Write 2,376	2,716
1,035	Mixed 1,655	2,005
354	SusWrite 1,302	2,149
383% 1,690 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
37.3	4K Read 53.4	55.9
67.5	4K Write 226	328
40.1	4K Mixed 76.2	91.9
298% 119 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
970	DQ Read 1,560	2,001
216	DQ Write 1,004	1,566
194	DQ Mixed 1,251	1,806
941% 1,272 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 days ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EJFM80.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2298 2667 1636 135 163 142 MB/s

306% Outstanding

Write 2,689

Mixed 1,544

SusWrite 1,174

403% 1,782 MB/s

4K Read 50

4K Write 294

4K Mixed 89.7

346% 145 MB/s

DQ Read 1,674

DQ Write 1,033

DQ Mixed 1,342

1,003% 1,349 MB/s

CAN-User, 6 hrs ago.

794GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EJFM80.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 653 1709 826 739 1042 925 MB/s

291% Outstanding

Write 2,693

Mixed 493

SusWrite 982

341% 1,521 MB/s

4K Read 19.2

4K Write 259

4K Mixed 88.9

280% 122 MB/s

DQ Read 1,747

DQ Write 1,214

DQ Mixed 1,527

1,128% 1,496 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

310GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EJFM80.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1382 251 141 141 141 176 MB/s

268% Outstanding

Write 2,710

Mixed 1,650

SusWrite 372

374% 1,663 MB/s

4K Read 55.9

4K Write 293

4K Mixed 89.8

355% 146 MB/s

DQ Read 1,601

DQ Write 1,112

DQ Mixed 1,472

1,068% 1,395 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EJFM80.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1153 1665 1774 1840 1888 1833 MB/s

222% Outstanding

Write 1,840

Mixed 1,283

SusWrite 1,692

332% 1,456 MB/s

4K Read 33.6

4K Write 73

4K Mixed 45.7

148% 50.8 MB/s

DQ Read 933

DQ Write 512

DQ Mixed 716

534% 720 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EJFM80.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 680 331 354 354 583 1460 MB/s

196% Outstanding

Write 337

Mixed 1,011

SusWrite 627

129% 561 MB/s

4K Read 52

4K Write 296

4K Mixed 84.2

344% 144 MB/s

DQ Read 1,742

DQ Write 154

DQ Mixed 82.2

279% 660 MB/s

USA-User, 4 hrs ago.

313GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EJFM80.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 256 212 285 258 326 MB/s

84% Excellent

Write 348

Mixed 989

SusWrite 263

104% 452 MB/s

4K Read 15

4K Write 63.3

4K Mixed 12.5

72% 30.3 MB/s

DQ Read 1,700

DQ Write 44.3

DQ Mixed 382

400% 709 MB/s

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Typical M450 2TB Builds (Compare 1,318 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 148%

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Desktop 119%

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Workstation 171%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO B760-VC WIFI (MS-7D98)

CPU
Core i7-13700FIntel $312Bench 121%, 5,633 samples	716x
Core i5-13400FIntel $163Bench 106%, 8,325 samples	312x
Core i5-12400FIntel $111Bench 98%, 54,052 samples	160x

GPU
RTX 4060Nvidia $285Bench 122%, 48,534 samples	550x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia $389Bench 145%, 35,481 samples	422x
RTX 4070Nvidia $500Bench 190%, 91,697 samples	194x

SSD
M450 2TBMSIBench 284%, 975 samples	100x

RAM
Fury DDR5 5600 C40 2x16GBKingston $95Bench 161%, 9,287 samples	247x
AX5U5200C388G-BLABK 2x8GBAdataBench 133%, 536 samples	198x
Fury DDR5 5600 C40 2x8GBKingston $64Bench 141%, 4,309 samples	184x

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Value: 132% - Outstanding

Total price: $692

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $130
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $330

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M450 2TB

Average Bench: 284% (42^nd of 1080)

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