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expiredEragorn | Staff posted Aug 19, 2025 9:21 PM

MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD: 2TB $120, 1TB

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MSI has select MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drives on sale from $64.99 below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for sharing this deal.

Available:
  • 1TB (SM480PN1TB) $64.99
  • 2TB (SM480PN2TB) $119.99
Specs:
  • PHISON E18 Controller
  • DRAM Cache
  • Sequential Read/Write (MB/s):
    • 1TB Model: 7400 Read / 6000 Write
    • 2TB Model: 7400 Read / 7000 Write
  • Random Read 4KB up to (IOPS):
    • 1TB Model: 750,000
    • 2TB Model: 1,000,000
  • TBW:
    • 1TB Model: 700
    • 2TB Model: 1400

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Written by citan359 | Staff
  • Warranty: 5 Years, or the coverage for the maximum TBW as stated, whichever comes first.
  • Offer valid for a limited time only / while supplies last.

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Written by Eragorn | Staff
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MSI has select MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drives on sale from $64.99 below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for sharing this deal.

Available:
  • 1TB (SM480PN1TB) $64.99
  • 2TB (SM480PN2TB) $119.99
Specs:
  • PHISON E18 Controller
  • DRAM Cache
  • Sequential Read/Write (MB/s):
    • 1TB Model: 7400 Read / 6000 Write
    • 2TB Model: 7400 Read / 7000 Write
  • Random Read 4KB up to (IOPS):
    • 1TB Model: 750,000
    • 2TB Model: 1,000,000
  • TBW:
    • 1TB Model: 700
    • 2TB Model: 1400

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • Warranty: 5 Years, or the coverage for the maximum TBW as stated, whichever comes first.
  • Offer valid for a limited time only / while supplies last.

Original Post

Written by Eragorn | Staff

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Aug 19, 2025 9:50 PM
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MultiMatrixAug 19, 2025 9:50 PM
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this or WD_BLACK 1/2TB SN850X for similar price on Amazon...
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Aug 19, 2025 10:26 PM
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Quote from MultiMatrix :
this or WD_BLACK 1/2TB SN850X for similar price on Amazon...
This has over double the TBW of the SN850x with the same 5 year warranty.

Write speeds are also higher on paper, but less so in real world tests.

I'd say this is the better option, if we're only comparing those two drives.
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Aug 19, 2025 11:04 PM
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MultiMatrixAug 19, 2025 11:04 PM
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Quote from wherestheanykey :
This has over double the TBW of the SN850x with the same 5 year warranty.Write speeds are also higher on paper, but less so in real world tests.I'd say this is the better option, if we're only comparing those two drives.
yeah I noticed that with the tbw value, but it concerns me that MSI is not exactly known for making drives. so I have to wonder, how are their specs so good, and who's making the drives for them...? I'm still learning about all this though.
Aug 19, 2025 11:23 PM
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sdaddict001Aug 19, 2025 11:23 PM
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PHISON E18 - isn't this the one that requires some critical firmware update? That TBW is great though. I'd imagine it'd be useful for surveillance use where there's constant writing.
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Aug 20, 2025 12:11 AM
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icecap0Aug 20, 2025 12:11 AM
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Can this be used to upgrade a GMKtek nucbox G5?
Aug 20, 2025 1:48 AM
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tanginatorAug 20, 2025 1:48 AM
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Quote from wherestheanykey :
This has over double the TBW of the SN850x with the same 5 year warranty.Write speeds are also higher on paper, but less so in real world tests.I'd say this is the better option, if we're only comparing those two drives.
3000 TBW is for the 4TB version. https://us-store.msi.com/SPATIUM-M480-PRO-4TB. That's 1500 TBW (M480 2TB) vs 1200 TBW (SN850X 2TB).
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Aug 20, 2025 4:41 AM
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MWinkAug 20, 2025 4:41 AM
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Quote from MultiMatrix :
this or WD_BLACK 1/2TB SN850X for similar price on Amazon...
I'd pick the SN850X, it's less of a gamble.

Quote from sdaddict001 :
PHISON E18 - isn't this the one that requires some critical firmware update? That TBW is great though. I'd imagine it'd be useful for surveillance use where there's constant writing.
Yes, there are some concerns with the E18 firmware. The TBW isn't much higher than most other drives. SD keeps posting numbers not applicable to the drive the deal is for.

Quote from tanginator :
3000 TBW is for the 4TB version. https://us-store.msi.com/SPATIUM-M480-PRO-4TB. That's 1500 TBW (M480 2TB) vs 1200 TBW (SN850X 2TB).
I'm seeing 1400 for the 2TB and 700 for the 1TB (for the MSI).

Quote from MultiMatrix :
yeah I noticed that with the tbw value, but it concerns me that MSI is not exactly known for making drives. so I have to wonder, how are their specs so good, and who's making the drives for them...? I'm still learning about all this though.
Their TBW values are only slightly above average. The wrong numbers keep getting posted with these deals. Keep in mind, TBW specs are primarily for warranty purposes. Don't take them as a reliable indicator of drive quality or actual lifespan.

While I don't know for certain, I have a suspicion their SSDs might be manufactured by Phison. All the ones I've seen have Phison controllers and DON'T get hardware swapped, which is very unusual these days.
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Aug 20, 2025 6:51 AM
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Quote from MultiMatrix :
yeah I noticed that with the tbw value, but it concerns me that MSI is not exactly known for making drives. so I have to wonder, how are their specs so good, and who's making the drives for them...? I'm still learning about all this though.
I'd imagine it works very similarly to how certain graphics card manufacturers use a reference card design to produce cookie cutter replicas.

A company like Phison creates the original and licenses it out to MSI, who just follows the recipe like Lego.

Why would Phison do this when they could just sell their own drives?

Well, they do, under Nextorage. But their real bread and butter is selling their controllers to companies like MSI or WD.

Apparently the TBW rating was overstated for this capacity, though. So the specs are about even. I guess synthetic benchmarks would be the tiebreaker.
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Aug 20, 2025 8:20 PM
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ededlee321Aug 20, 2025 8:20 PM
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I have this drive it worked great in the beginning and came with Eifm31.6 firmware, but now has degraded read performance, and msi has not released a firmware update tool for this drive while most other companies that are using phison controllers have released. Also its also discovered MSI have been using 2 different suppliers for nand flash for this specific drive, so you can't expect same performance as review data, better drive has 176L Micron nand, and other version has 112L Toshiba/Kioxia nand
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poorgradAug 21, 2025 3:24 AM
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Quote from ededlee321 :
I have this drive it worked great in the beginning and came with Eifm31.6 firmware, but now has degraded read performance, and msi has not released a firmware update tool for this drive while most other companies that are using phison controllers have released. Also its also discovered MSI have been using 2 different suppliers for nand flash for this specific drive, so you can't expect same performance as review data, better drive has 176L Micron nand, and other version has 112L Toshiba/Kioxia nand
This is supposedly a fw update coming.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.ph...st-2349934
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Aug 22, 2025 5:48 AM
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hungrytigerAug 22, 2025 5:48 AM
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Quote from MultiMatrix :
this or WD_BLACK 1/2TB SN850X for similar price on Amazon...
link please/Thank you
Aug 22, 2025 6:03 AM
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hungrytigerAug 22, 2025 6:03 AM
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Could not find a better deal than this so N41. 850X is more expensive. MSI has a solid reputation!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7CKV...=UTF8&th=1
Aug 22, 2025 7:42 PM
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WallStArbAug 22, 2025 7:42 PM
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SPATIUM M560 PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 1TB SSD

$69


https://us-store.msi.com/SPATIUM-...Me-M.2-1TB

$4 more for the next gen
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Aug 22, 2025 8:27 PM
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manaknightAug 22, 2025 8:27 PM
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Quote from MultiMatrix :
this or WD_BLACK 1/2TB SN850X for similar price on Amazon...
i use a bunch of these and they are excellent, if there is a phson firmware update incoming (msi reports there is) then it should be one of the best deals on an nvme currently

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