Intenso MI500 1TB M.2 SSD
Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD MI500 with 1TB (3836460) from the brand Intenso.
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| Manufacturer | Intenso |
| Model number | 3836460 |
| Capacity | 1024 GB (932 GiB) |
| pSLC cache | 286 GB approx. |
| Read speed | 5300 MB/s |
| Write speed | 4500 MB/s |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Connector | M.2 2280 |
| Memory module (NAND) | TLC |
| DRAM cache | No |
| TBW (Total Bytes Written) | 600 terabyte |
| Warranty | 2 Years |
| Controller | Silicon Motion SM2269XT |
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v0.272a OS: 10.0 build 19045 Drive : 0(NVME) Scsi : 2 Driver : W10 Model : INTENSO SSD Fw : W0802A0 HMB : 65536 - 65536 KB (Enabled, 64 M) Size : 953869 MB [1000.2 GB] LBA Size : 512 AdminCmd : 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x06 0x08 0x09 0x0A 0x0C 0x10 0x11 0x14 0x80 0x81 0x82 0x84 0xC0 0xC1 0xC2 0xE0 0xE1 I/O Cmd : 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x08 0x09 0x0C Controller: [SM2269XT] bufferless Bank00: 0xad,0x7e,0x29,0xb,0x0,0xc0,0x0,0x0 - Hynix 3dv7-176L TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die Bank01: 0xad,0x7e,0x29,0xb,0x0,0xc0,0x0,0x0 - Hynix 3dv7-176L TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die Bank02: 0xad,0x7e,0x29,0xb,0x0,0xc0,0x0,0x0 - Hynix 3dv7-176L TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die Bank03: 0xad,0x7e,0x29,0xb,0x0,0xc0,0x0,0x0 - Hynix 3dv7-176L TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die Bank08: 0xad,0x7e,0x29,0xb,0x0,0xc0,0x0,0x0 - Hynix 3dv7-176L TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die Bank09: 0xad,0x7e,0x29,0xb,0x0,0xc0,0x0,0x0 - Hynix 3dv7-176L TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die Bank10: 0xad,0x7e,0x29,0xb,0x0,0xc0,0x0,0x0 - Hynix 3dv7-176L TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die Bank11: 0xad,0x7e,0x29,0xb,0x0,0xc0,0x0,0x0 - Hynix 3dv7-176L TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die Channel: 4 CE : 2 Plane : 4 Die/Ce : 2 Ch map : 0x0F CE map : 0x05 Bit Per Cell : (TLC) Inter. : 4 Pages/Block : 4224(1408) First Fblock : 1 Total Fblock : 271 Total Hblock : 29809 Fblock Per Ce : 271 Fblock Per Die: 271 Original Spare Block Count : 17 Vendor Marked Bad Block : 0 Bad Block From Pretest : 2 IOCtl: NVME_W10_GetLog 0x45d!
We put the Intenso NVMe M.2 SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:
AS SSD Benchmark
Standard performance test
The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 6855 points was achieved.
Copy performance test
A common everyday scenario 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 (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 16 July 2024 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.
| AS SSD Copy Benchmark | Transfer rate: | Duration: |
|---|---|---|
| ISO two large files |
2,109.25 MB/s |
1.09 s |
| Program typical program folder with many small files |
1,135.96 MB/s |
6.20 s |
| Game a game folder with small and large files |
1,949.17 MB/s |
3.54 s |
Compression performance test
Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.
CrystalDiskMark Benchmark
Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 5300 MB/s and 4500 MB/s) the Intenso SSD is measured.
| CDM | Read [MB/s] | Write [MB/s] |
|---|---|---|
| SEQ1M Q8T1 |
5,289.51 |
4,877.46 |
| SEQ1M Q1T1 |
3,453.77 |
4,304.69 |
| RND4K Q32T16 |
3,051.95 |
2,834.24 |
| RND4K Q1T1 |
74.15 |
209.17 |
IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)
| CDM | Read [IOPS] | Write [IOPS] |
|---|---|---|
| SEQ1M Q8T1 |
5,044.50 |
4,651.50 |
| SEQ1M Q1T1 |
3,293.80 |
4,105.30 |
| RND4K Q32T16 |
745,105.00 |
691,952.00 |
| RND4K Q1T1 |
18,103.80 |
51,067.60 |
Average latency
| CDM | Read [µs] | Write [µs] |
|---|---|---|
| SEQ1M Q8T1 |
1,584.45 |
1,714.65 |
| SEQ1M Q1T1 |
303.36 |
243.39 |
| RND4K Q32T16 |
686.20 |
737.02 |
| RND4K Q1T1 |
55.12 |
19.43 |
HD Tune Pro long-term test
A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 300 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 286 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 3,668 MB/s and written at 3,670 MB/s.
HD Tune Pro Benchmark
HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Intenso NVMe M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.
ATTO Disk Benchmark
Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Intenso NVMe M.2 SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.
SSD-Z Benchmark
Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Intenso NVMe M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).
You can find information about the test system at the bottom of the homepage.
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