When it came to random writes, the best performance figure we saw using our 4-threaded tests was 371,804 IOPS (QD8), nowhere close to the official maximum of 700,000 IOPS. We ran a test at QD32 using 8 threads which saw the performance figure rise to 488,107.5 IOPS, still well short of the official maximum.
4K Random Write v QD Performance Compared.
Although we couldn't match the official random write figure with our 4-threaded testing, the MSI Spatium M480 is still a fast drive when it comes to random writes. There is only one tested queue depth, QD2, where the drive doesn't sit in the top three in the results charts.
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