The moment of truth: Real workloads from the daily work environment
Now we come to the direct comparison in real applications The following benchmarks show very astonishing things, where the Corsair MP700 Pro is usually just ahead of the MSI M570 Pro and both SSDs are then slightly outperformed by the M580 4TB. But it is also interesting that all three PCIe 5.0 SSDs dominate less in some applications than one might expect based on the theoretical performance data. Yes, these new PCIe 5.0 SSDs are really fast, but the SSD is not always the real slowing link in the chain. When it comes to writing, programs such as Ansys Icepak and Handbrake benefit enormously, as the rate is significantly higher when it comes to writing larger streams. Maya 2017, MCAT and 3dsm, on the other hand, are slightly weaker than the fast HP FX9000 Pro and PCIe 4.0. However, the vast majority of programs benefit from the new standard. And that’s where the new MSI SPATIUM M780 wins over both other SSDs in the write tolerance range.
Reading is very similar, the performance boost is usually just as significant and more or less pronounced as with writing. You can definitely feel the big, theoretical advantage in practice, even if it is not as extreme as you might have expected. And what does it look like in direct comparison? Here, too, the advantage of the new MSI SSD can be seen in a few apps, especially with large blocks. So you can see that the firmware has been optimized slightly differently here.
Yes, the performance has also visibly increased in some applications, but not as extremely as the synthetic benchmarks might suggest. And that’s why you really have to consider whether you can really feel it subjectively and, above all, whether it really increases productivity in your individual case to such an extent that the extra cost is worth it. If the answer is yes, then you will certainly do everything right with the new SSD. But it really depends on the applications. Synthetics isn’t everything and you won’t win anything at work with benchmarks.
Summary and conclusion
If we leave aside the price of the estimated 580 euros (unfortunately I haven’t had an official announcement yet), which will certainly be adjusted later according to actual market availability, then the MSI SPATIUM M580 Frozr PCIe 5.0 is perhaps exactly what is currently technically feasible for the end user (gamer or creator) with normal effort. There are already various models in this performance class, but MSI has managed to offer a competitive product that is above all thermally stable without being annoying with a buzzing fan. Yes, it runs passively and without the intrusive swarm of bees. And it’s even really fast and thermally stable.
Such an SSD can be recommended to all those who are on the hunt for the last ounce of performance, who have enough space on the motherboard and for whom the 5-year warranty from MSI takes away some of the doubt as to how long the controller and the Micron NAND can cope with the change from pSLC and TLC mode without loss. It’s no secret that this is also due to the interaction between the controller and flash memory. However, Micron hasn’t just been doing this since yesterday and the TBW specifications are always a matter of opinion. For example, I only wrecked an Intel SSD after several petabytes, although according to the specs it should have been dead for a long time.
Conclusion: It’s a good and above all quiet product because it’s passive, you won’t find any defects (and yes, I’m always that picky) and, as always, the last bit of performance is always the most expensive. If you want to be beautiful, fast and quiet at the same time, you have to suffer. Or grumble and pay. Let’s see how the price materializes later on the road. It would be nice. In the end, this also makes the MSI SPATIUM M570 PRO obsolete, although the bottom line is that it is hardly slower in practice and relies on exactly the same technology. At the end, it really only comes down to firmware optimization, as the rest of the boards are completely identical. A hefty surcharge would certainly not be a good idea.
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