MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 HS S78-440Q620-P83 2 TB

Compact, high-performance and far from the cheapest M.2 SSD with a memory reserve of 2 TB. It is a member of the MSI Spatial family, in which the Taiwanese manufacturer produces modern solid-state drives for gamers with an attractive price-quality ratio. At the same time, it belongs to the upper price segment, guarantees uncompromising quality of work and is aimed at the most demanding gamers, overclocking enthusiasts, coders, designers, artists and other users who need a fairly powerful and productive PC for their work.

The hardware of the MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO is represented by TLC flash memory, the drive motor is a four-channel PHISON E18 controller, which is one of the fastest control controllers until the next generation of controllers with PCI-E 5.0 and NVMe 2.0 interfaces appeared on the market. Using the fourth generation PCI-E bus, the MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO is capable of reading data at speeds of up to 7400 MB/s and writing at speeds of up to 7000 MB/s, which is many times faster than the capabilities of the SATA interface and several times faster than PCI-equipped SSDs.

E 3.0. At the same time, the random read and write speed in both cases reaches 1000 thousand IOPS. This indicator indicates how quickly the drive can work with large arrays of small files. An important role in increasing reliability and performance is played by the built-in DRAM buffer with a capacity of 2000 MB, assembled using DDR4 RAM. The key feature of the model is a rather large, asymmetrical radiator with large fins, which is screwed to the drive using a special frame and three bolts.

In turn, a solid, massive and asymmetrical golden-colored radiator completely covers the entire printed circuit board of the device, providing reliable cooling of the memory chips and control controller under intense load. Oddly enough, the drive belongs to the “professional” class and, in addition to gaming builds, can be an excellent option for workstations, ultrabooks and laptops. By the way, the radiator can be easily unscrewed so that it does not interfere with installation in a tiny ultrabook case. Workers in the “creative” workshop should also be attracted by the fact that the manufacturer provides the drive with an official 5-year warranty, and also promises a solid guaranteed TWB recording capacity of 1400 TB.