TEST: MEGA Electronics Fastro MS150 512GB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	MEGA Electronics
Model number	MS150512GTS
Storage capacity	512 GB (477 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	122 GB approx.
Read speed	2400 MB/s
Write speed	1200 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	no
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	300 Terabyte
Controller	Silicon Motion SM2263XT
Price	ca. 48 AUD (= 0,09 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

66 %

Write speed

36 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 2589 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	2336,69 MB/s	1140,90 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	50,92 MB/s	163,22 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	861,45 MB/s	627,00 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,021 ms	0,538 ms
Score	1146	904
Total score	2589

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

• ISO (folder with two large files)
• Program (folder with many small files)
• Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of January 06, 2023 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	1398,09 MB/s	1,64 s
Program many small files	1032,40 MB/s	6,82 s
Game small and large files	1126,64 MB/s	6,13 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading speed of the the MEGA Electronics SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 2400MB/s and 1200MB/s respectively).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	2536,39	1196,38
SEQ1M Q1T1	2533,45	1203,83
RND4K Q32T16	940,59	760,95
RND4K Q1T1	63,04	177,54