TEST: MSI Spatium M450 1TB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	MSI
Model number	S78-440L690-P83
Storage capacity	1024 GB (932 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	55 GB approx.
Read speed	3600 MB/s
Write speed	3000 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	no
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	600 Terabyte
Controller	Phison PS5019-E19
Price	ca. 61 AUD (= 0,06 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

49 %

Write speed

48 %

*) 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 5502 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	2929,15 MB/s	3005,20 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	60,69 MB/s	215,13 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	1486,78 MB/s	2192,12 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,017 ms	0,108 ms
Score	1840	2708
Total score	5502

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 July 24, 2024 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	1782,77 MB/s	1,29 s
Program many small files	1124,09 MB/s	6,26 s
Game small and large files	1949,65 MB/s	3,54 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading speed of the the MSI SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 3600MB/s and 3000MB/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	3643,36	3266,16
SEQ1M Q1T1	2166,10	3267,51
RND4K Q32T16	1940,81	2058,63
RND4K Q1T1	64,70	237,00