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M450 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2023.

Average Bench: 289% (33rd of 1072)

Based on 521 user benchmarks.  Model: MSI M450 2TB
Poor: 212%Average: 289% Great: 358%

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Outstanding average bench

The MSI M450 2TB averaged 188.9% 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 1,296MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,573MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MSI M450 2TB is 146%. 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 50.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,426MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 521 samples)
Rank 33289%
Min Avg Max
1,000 Read 1,426 1,924
1,410 Write 2,462 2,713
1,286 Mixed 1,692 2,039
642 SusWrite 1,386 2,255
395% 1,741 MB/s
Min Avg Max
38.1 4K Read 50.4 55.9
91.9 4K Write 226 320
51.9 4K Mixed 76.9 91.3
294% 118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1,113 DQ Read 1,573 2,004
334 DQ Write 1,021 1,571
363 DQ Mixed 1,296 1,808
967% 1,297 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EJFM80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2111 2438 2409 2503 2506 1368 MB/s
312% Outstanding
Read 1,901
Write 2,584
Mixed 1,787
SusWrite 2,222
481% 2,124 MB/s
4K Read 55.1
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 63.7
202% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,474
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 214
314% 625 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EJFM80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2704 2704 1338 139 150 140 MB/s
302% Outstanding
Read 1,114
Write 2,717
Mixed 1,721
SusWrite 1,196
384% 1687 MB/s
4K Read 52.7
4K Write 331
4K Mixed 91.3
372% 158 MB/s
DQ Read 1,889
DQ Write 1,322
DQ Mixed 1,646
1,218% 1,619 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EJFM80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2219 2426 2444 2479 2465 2482 MB/s
293% Outstanding
Read 1196
Write 2,493
Mixed 1,810
SusWrite 2419
452% 1,979 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 67.7
4K Mixed 62.6
198% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1426
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 326
356% 637 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EJFM80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2555 2543 1659 126 138 167 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 1,147
Write 2,638
Mixed 1,932
SusWrite 1,198
394% 1,729 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 69.6
246% 93.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,264
DQ Write 918
DQ Mixed 1,107
823% 1,097 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EJFM80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1369 1835 2263 2268 772 149 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 1,158
Write 2,352
Mixed 1,402
SusWrite 1,443
361% 1,589 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 65.9
227% 83.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,145
DQ Write 564
DQ Mixed 812
614% 840 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EJFM80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1231 888 1443 1130 867 1416 MB/s
241% Outstanding
Read 1,911
Write 1,948
Mixed 1,816
SusWrite 1,163
385% 1,709 MB/s
4K Read 54.6
4K Write 62.4
4K Mixed 55.7
187% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,437
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 320
354% 637 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 148%
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Desktop
Desktop 119%
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Workstation
Workstation 171%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO B760-VC WIFI (MS-7D98)

CPU
Core i7-13700FIntel  $394Bench 121%, 5,633 samples523x
Core i5-13400FIntel  $175Bench 106%, 5,603 samples234x
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples115x
GPU
RTX 4060Nvidia  $295Bench 122%, 48,534 samples402x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia  $385Bench 145%, 17,450 samples314x
RTX 4070Nvidia  $539Bench 190%, 45,585 samples140x
SSD
M450 2TBMSIBench 289%, 521 samples84x
RAM
KF556C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 165%, 7,511 samples192x
AX5U5200C388G-BLABK 2x8GBAdataBench 134%, 303 samples153x
KF556C40-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 142%, 2,055 samples132x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $689

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