MSI SPATIUM M450 1TB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD SPATIUM M450 with 1TB (S78-440L690-P83) from the brand MSI.

Performance score 
5502
Price/GB
0.16 $
Read
3,600 MB/s
 Write
3,000 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image SPATIUM M450
Manufacturer MSI  
Model number S78-440L690-P83
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
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM cache No
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 600 terabyte
Warranty 5 Years
Controller Phison PS5019-E19
  Current price
~ 167 $
(= 0.16 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
49 %
Write speed
48 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the MSI 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 5502 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: MSI SPATIUM M450 1TB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
2,929.15 MB/s
3,005.20 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
60.69 MB/s
215.13 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1,486.78 MB/s
2,192.12 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.017 ms
0.108 ms
Score
1840
2708
Total score 
5502

Copy performance test

A common everyday 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 24 July 2024 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: MSI SPATIUM M450 1TB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1,782.77 MB/s
1.29 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,124.09 MB/s
6.26 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,949.65 MB/s
3.54 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: MSI SPATIUM M450 1TB 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: 3600 MB/s and 3000 MB/s) the MSI SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: MSI SPATIUM M450 1TB M.2 SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,643.36
3,266.16
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,166.10
3,267.51
RND4K
Q32T16
1,940.81
2,058.63
RND4K
Q1T1
64.70
237.00

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,474.60
3,114.90
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,065.80
3,116.10
RND4K
Q32T16
473,831.00
502,595.00
RND4K
Q1T1
15,795.90
57,861.60

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,298.81
2,563.87
SEQ1M
Q1T1
483.85
320.65
RND4K
Q32T16
1,079.21
1,017.46
RND4K
Q1T1
63.19
17.16

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 100 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 55 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 3,117 MB/s and written at 1,588 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: MSI SPATIUM M450 1TB M.2 SSD

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the MSI 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: MSI SPATIUM M450 1TB M.2 SSD

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the MSI 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: MSI SPATIUM M450 1TB M.2 SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the MSI 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: MSI SPATIUM M450 1TB M.2 SSD


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