Conclusion
In this review, we took a look at the new MSI SPATIUM M580 FROZR 2TB PCIe Gen5 M.2 NVMe SSD, which is launching today. The new MSI SPATIUM M580 FROZR SSD provides a performance and spec upgrade over the MSI SPATIUM M570 PRO FROZR, giving you another option for an even faster passively cooled Gen5 SSD from MSI based on the passive FROZR tower cooler. With the MSI SPATIUM M580 FROZR, MSI now offers the newest and latest generation of Gen5 SSDs at blazing fast 14GB/s sequential read and 12GB/s sequential write performance for the absolute best throughput.
Cooling
Our Stress Test Temperature test really means stress test, with emphasis on stress test. What we mean is, the goal of this temperature testing is to push the SSDs as hard as possible by writing to the SSD over the entire capacity using Secure Erase/Wipe feature. This is not typical usage behavior, but our goal is to find the maximum limits of the cooling in use and to see if it can keep up with a high demand of usage without adding external fans.
Like the MSI SPATIUM M570 PRO 2TB FROZR, the MSI SPATIUM M580 2TB FROZR’s notable feature is its towering passively cooled heatsink and fin stack with protruding heatpipes. This cooling method actually proves to be very efficient and works well. As you can see, the MSI SPATIUM M580 2TB FROZR SSD actually runs slightly cooler at 60c compared to the MSI SPATIUM M570 PRO FROZR at 62c and the actively cooled CORSAIR MP700 PRO with Air Cooler. 
Even though the MSI SPATIUM M580 2TB FROZR SSD is faster, its temperature was actually the coolest. Really even the CORSAIR MP700 PRO has a respectable temperature for the performance, at these temperatures there is no chance of thermal throttling, they are all just as good. It’s just amazing that the MSI SPATIUM M580 2TB FROZR SSD can achieve such good temperatures on a passively cooled cooler, with no need for an active fan. MSI’s tower cooler FROZR design is very efficient and works well for cooling this fast Gen5 SSD.  
Final Points
The MSI SPATIUM M580 FROZR 2TB PCIe Gen5 M.2 NVMe SSD is one of the fastest SSDs we’ve seen yet. It really does have blistering sequential read-and-write performance. Its random read and write performance is no slouch either, offering the fastest random read performance of any Gen5 SSD we’ve reviewed. The random write performance was also strong, performing on par with the MSI SPATIUM M570 PRO. 
When we tested real-world game load time testing, it did very well in DirectStorage performance in Horizon Forbidden West. It came in with the fastest game launch times and saved game load times. It was on par with the M570 PRO in Forspoken but came ahead in Final Fantasy benchmark. The MSI SPATIUM M580 FROZR SSD really shined in disk copy performance, whether it was a large single file or a folder full of smaller files, it had the fastest file copy performance. It also had very strong workstation application performance, showing it can do more than just gaming.
One thing is for certain, the MSI SPATIUM M580 FROZR 2TB PCIe Gen5 M.2 NVMe SSD hands down beats any PCIe Gen4 SSD in every test here. While we did not have Gen4 drives in this comparison (you can look back to previous reviews for that), you will find that the performance shown here is just better in every way, significantly in some cases. The fact is, the MSI SPATIUM M580 FROZR SSD is a substantial upgrade over any Gen4 SSD, even the fastest on the market. 
As for a companion to the MSI SPATIUM M570 PRO, it does offer that performance advantage if you want the absolute fastest PCIe Gen5 drive from MSI. If you are more budget-minded, the MSI SPATIUM M570 PRO is no slouch of course, and could be the better option in terms of value. But if you want the absolute fastest PCIe Gen5 SSD from MSI, and you are an enthusiast or content creator who needs that throughput, you just cannot beat the MSI SPATIUM M580 FROZR 2TB PCIe Gen5 M.2 NVMe SSD in MSI’s lineup.
