MEGA Electronics Fastro MS150 512GB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD Fastro MS150 with 512GB (MS150512GTS) from the brand MEGA Electronics.

Performance score 
2589
Price/GB
n/a
Read
2,400 MB/s
 Write
1,200 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image Fastro MS150
Manufacturer MEGA Electronics  
Model number MS150512GTS
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
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM cache No
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 300 terabyte
Warranty 5 Years
Controller Silicon Motion SM2263XT
  Current price
n/a
(= n/a / GB)
 Stock status unknown
Retailer     #ad
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
69 %
Write speed
36 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the MEGA Electronics 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 2589 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: MEGA Electronics Fastro MS150 512GB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
2,336.69 MB/s
1,140.90 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 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 06 January 2023 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: MEGA Electronics Fastro MS150 512GB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1,398.09 MB/s
1.64 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,032.40 MB/s
6.82 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,126.64 MB/s
6.13 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

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

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: 2400 MB/s and 1200 MB/s) the MEGA Electronics SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: MEGA Electronics Fastro MS150 512GB M.2 SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,536.39
1,196.38
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,533.45
1,203.83
RND4K
Q32T16
940.59
760.95
RND4K
Q1T1
63.04
177.54

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,418.90
1,141.00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,416.10
1,148.10
RND4K
Q32T16
229,636.00
185,778.00
RND4K
Q1T1
15,389.60
43,345.20

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,305.18
6,995.43
SEQ1M
Q1T1
413.71
870.44
RND4K
Q32T16
2,227.06
2,752.85
RND4K
Q1T1
64.86
22.95

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 150 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 122 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 1,869 MB/s and written at 575 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: MEGA Electronics Fastro MS150 512GB M.2 SSD

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the MEGA Electronics 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.

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

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the MEGA Electronics 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.

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

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the MEGA Electronics 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).

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

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