Now we come to the direct comparison of the two tested SSDs. The following benchmarks show some astonishing things, where the MSI SPATIUM 480 Pro is mostly clearly ahead (as expected) and on the other hand Unur is slightly slower in MCAT and 3dsm). When writing, programs like Ansys Icepak and Handbrake benefit enormously, the rate is significantly higher when it comes to writing larger streams. Maya 2017, MCAT and 3dsm, on the other hand, weaken slightly. However, the vast majority of programs benefit from the new flash memory. And compared to the “Play”, which is not listed in the table (for space reasons), the “Pro” gains 2 to 5 percent on average.
Reading is very similar, the performance boost is usually significant and more pronounced than the advantage in writing. So, the dynamic pSLC cache in combination with the new NAND does work. At least as long as the memory technically allows it. The “Pro” is also ahead of the “Play” by a single-digit percentage here.
Yes, the performance has also increased significantly in applications than the synthetic benchmarks might suggest. However, you really have to consider whether you really feel it subjectively and whether it really increases the productivity in the individual case so that the surcharge is worth it. If you can answer yes, you will certainly do everything right with the new SSD. But it really depends on the applications. Synthetics aren’t everything.
Summary and conclusion
If we leave the price out of it, which will certainly still adjust after the actual market availability (therefore no explicit buy tip, since you can’t buy it yet), then the MSI SPATIUM M480 2TB Pro is perhaps exactly what is currently still technically feasible for the end user (gamer or creator) with normal effort. There are already various specimens in this performance class, but MSI has managed to offer a competitive product here. The 176-layer NAND from Micron is in any case a gain over the older 96-layer variant.
We can recommend such an SSD to all those who are on the hunt for the last ounce of performance and for whom MSI’s 5-year warranty takes away some of the doubts about how long the controller and the Micron NAND can cope with the change from pSLC and TLC mode without any losses. It is no secret that it is also due to the interaction of the controller and flash memory. Micron has only been doing this since yesterday.
Good product, no price for the 2 TB version yet, and as always, the last bit of performance is the most expensive. If you want to be beautiful, you have to suffer. Or pay. Let’s see how the price will materialize. And if at some point the question arises whether to buy the MSI SPATIUM M480 “Pro” or the “Play” – apart from a few marginal differences, they are absolutely the same. Then I would buy the cheaper SSD of the two. 😉
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