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Published: 2022-04-25, Author: Home , review by: lanoc.org
The MSI Spatium M480 Play isn't a bad first look at MSI's jump into SSDs. Like with the rest of their components, MSI has jumped right into the higher-end SSD market with gaming in mind and the Spatium M480 Play fits with that perfectly. I like the st...
Abstract: MSI is one of the most renowned hardware manufacturers in the PC industry. The brand is mainly known for its graphics cards and motherboards but just like every major manufacturer, the brand has been expanding into other ventures such as peripherals, casi...
The Spatium M480 Play is a modified version of the original Spatium M480. It is an M.2 2280 NVMe SSD that utilizes Phison's E18 controller with newer firmware and 176-Layer TLC 3D NAND flash to support capacities of up to 4TB. The SSD is 80.4 x 24 x 10.7m...
Great performance results, Fantastic sustained write performance, No thermal throttling, Heatsink included, Five-year warranty, Compact form factor, Compatible with Sony PS5, 4 TB variant available
High price
According to MSI, the 2 TB MSI Spatium M480 Play is expected to retail for $330. Great performance results Fantastic sustained write performance No thermal throttling Heatsink included Five-year warranty Compact form factor Compatible with Sony PS5 4 TB...
Published: 2021-09-07, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
Such is the nature of modern drives, with manufacturers buying off-the-shelf controllers and NAND, it's no surprise to see how many people are leaping on to the storage bandwagon, nor how amazingly similar the performances across drives can be.The MSI Spa...
Costly, Below-average power efficiency, SLC cache is slow to recover, No 500GB model in the USA
MSI's Spatium M480 is a high-end PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD that, while very fast, isn't quite the best value, even when compared to other top-end drives. It's best suited for builds where speed and unique looks are both important...
Published: 2021-08-27, Author: Tony , review by: pcmag.com
Blistering sequential read and write scores, Strong 4K read and write performance, Includes finned aluminum heatsink, AES 256-bit encryption
Expensive, Lacks SSD management software suite
The MSI Spatium M480 HS lives up to its high sequential speed ratings in our testing, and its aluminum heatsink is a great addition for rigs in which it will fit. The drive is on the pricey side, however...
Published: 2021-08-18, Author: John , review by: overclockers.com
MSI decided to make an appearance in the SSD market and they came to the ballpark swinging for the fences. The Spatium series NVMe drives provide a full range of performance levels from entry-level, high performance, and extreme performance. The build qua...
Amazing real-life performance, PCI-Express 4.0 support, Impressive synthetic benchmark results, Excellent sustained write performance (for a TLC drive), Heatsink included, No thermal throttling when heatsink installed, DRAM cache, Large pSLC cache, Five-y
Expensive, Thermal throttling when highly loaded (without a heatsink), Largest capacity available is 2 TB, Thermal reporting inaccurate
The MSI Spatium M480 2 TB SSD is expected to retail for around $440. Amazing real-life performance PCI-Express 4.0 support Impressive synthetic benchmark results Excellent sustained write performance (for a TLC drive) Heatsink included No thermal throttl...
Aside from DirectStorage and even then, relatively speaking, you won't need 7 GB/sec SSD reading and writing performance on your storage unit anytime soon, but if you want it, you can. and the best part is, MSI does provide it for 18~19 cents per GB. Th...
