Test Setup
Please read our SSD Storage Review Format and Methodology article for an explanation of our test system, how we test, procedures, and goals for SSD reviews. Note that the test system has been changed and updated as of this review, and moving forward, please refer to the System Setup table below for the details and specs on the new test system. All of the SSDs in this review have been re-tested on this new system setup, and all the SSD data in this review is fresh for this review.
We are using the motherboard’s current default BIOS settings. We are running the latest motherboard BIOS. We have Windows 11 Pro configured to run in the “Balanced” power profile. Windows has the latest updates. We are running the latest Win11 23H2 update from October 2023.
For our SSD comparisons, we are using the MSI SPATIUM M570 PRO 2TB SSD and the CORSAIR MP700 PRO 2TB SSD PCIe Gen5 SSDs. We want to see what the difference is between the MSI SPATIUM M580 and MSI SPATIUM M570 PRO, and the CORSAIR MP700 PRO is also a great competitor for them as a PCIe Gen5 SSD. All data was obtained fresh for this review and tested on the system above. We will continue to add more PCIe Gen5 SSDs to the graphs as we test more, the comparisons will grow over time.
CrystalDiskInfo
Installation of the SSD went smoothly, this SSD does not need a special NVMe driver. It uses the default Windows NVMe driver. In CrystalDiskInfo we can see information on the SSD below. The current Firmware version is EQFM22.3. We can see that the MSI SPATIUM M580 is running at the NVM Express 2.0 protocol at PCIe 5.0 x4 and supports S.M.A.R.T., TRIM, and VolatileWriteCache.
Discussion (2 replies)
Join Discussion →I wonder if they mean bitlocker. Talking about this from the article: "it does support Encryption." Like hardware encryption or software encryption? I'd love to know which.
Am I reading this wrong?
You state it beats the M570 on write performance. But other than the color of the bar chart.. it doesn't. Did I miss something?
For your horizon forbidden west load times. Start tapping a button after you hit play from the launcher. Your load times are long. ;)
Nice read though and looks like a beast of a drive!
In the review, I stated: "It’s faster than the MSI SPATIUM M570 PRO FROZR by 14% on read performance and is about even on write performance." Therefore, it's faster in read performance, and the write performance is about even.
In Horizon Forbidden West I am timing the click of the Play button on the Horizon Forbidden West launcher, to the game main menu screen fully loading. I do let the intro logo videos play, without bypassing them. I'll make it more clear in the reviews exactly how that is tested.