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M482 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2024.

Average Bench: 397% (12th of 1072)

Based on 88 user benchmarks.  Model: MSI M482 2TB
Poor: 303%Average: 397% Great: 471%

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Outstanding average bench

The MSI M482 2TB averaged 296.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the MSI M482 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,295MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 4,417MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MSI M482 2TB is 168%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the MSI M482 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 79.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 253MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 88 samples)
Rank 12397%
Min Avg Max
1,775 Read 2,611 3,133
1,348 Write 4,417 5,176
1,064 Mixed 3,190 3,717
1,331 SusWrite 1,785 1,956
680% 3,001 MB/s
Min Avg Max
55 4K Read 79.4 89.5
104 4K Write 253 382
72.9 4K Mixed 118 145
406% 150 MB/s
Min Avg Max
850 DQ Read 1,585 2,222
581 DQ Write 988 1,561
711 DQ Mixed 1,295 1,940
963% 1,289 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: ERFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4295 1703 1375 1375 1382 1274 MB/s
419% Outstanding
Read 2530
Write 4,961
Mixed 3376
SusWrite 1,901
725% 3,192 MB/s
4K Read 87.2
4K Write 280
4K Mixed 133
451% 167 MB/s
DQ Read 1,799
DQ Write 982
DQ Mixed 1,354
1,016% 1,378 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: ERFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4160 1750 1394 1395 1187 996 MB/s
414% Outstanding
Read 2,576
Write 4,888
Mixed 3,325
SusWrite 1,814
715% 3,151 MB/s
4K Read 86.3
4K Write 278
4K Mixed 132
447% 165 MB/s
DQ Read 1,767
DQ Write 976
DQ Mixed 1340
1,005% 1,361 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: ERFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3044 2512 1368 1364 1375 1130 MB/s
412% Outstanding
Read 2,583
Write 4,929
Mixed 3,385
SusWrite 1799
720% 3,174 MB/s
4K Read 86.2
4K Write 278
4K Mixed 132
446% 165 MB/s
DQ Read 1,740
DQ Write 970
DQ Mixed 1,320
991% 1,343 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: ERFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 532 563 573 534 504 479 MB/s
216% Outstanding
Read 1,680
Write 2,044
Mixed 1,864
SusWrite 531
344% 1,530 MB/s
4K Read 52.1
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 63.1
205% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,481
DQ Write 900
DQ Mixed 1,167
876% 1,183 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,863,618 SSDs tested

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Typical M482 2TB Builds (Compare 73 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 131%
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Desktop
Desktop 110%
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Workstation
Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO B760-VC WIFI II (MS-7D98)

CPU
Core i5-13400FIntel  $175Bench 106%, 5,603 samples32x
Core i7-14700FIntelBench 120%, 598 samples20x
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples15x
GPU
RTX 4060Nvidia  $293Bench 122%, 48,534 samples49x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia  $385Bench 145%, 21,427 samples16x
RTX 4080-S (Super)Nvidia  $1,000Bench 300%, 3,474 samples3x
SSD
M482 2TBMSIBench 397%, 88 samples27x
RAM
KF556C40-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 142%, 2,055 samples29x
KF556C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 165%, 7,511 samples21x
AX5U5600C3616G-BLABK 2x16GBAdataBench 159%, 199 samples10x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $468

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