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MSI 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
The PHISON E19T controller and PCIe 4.0 interface deliver 3600 MB/s reads and 2300 MB/s writes, with 600 TBW endurance and a 5-year warranty for long-term reliability. Its DRAM-less TLC design keeps costs low while hardware encryption and error-correction features add data protection. This SSD suits budget-conscious desktop and notebook builders who need fast boot and load times without premium pricing.
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor M.2
Interface PCIe 4.0
Read Speed 3,600 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 600 TBW
61 Overall Score
Price €109
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong random (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong feature (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong affordability (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 3600 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 2300 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 300000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 550000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
| Controller | PHISON E19T |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 600 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI 500GB SSD | Crucial T500 | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 | XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 3,600 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | false |
| Endurance | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1480 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI 500GB SSD | 60.4 | 85 | 77.7 | 26.8 | 94.9 | 44 | 73.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.3 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.3 | 83 | 95.3 | 53 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.4 | 99.1 | 97.6 | 55.3 | 94.9 | 77.6 | 34.8 |
| XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS Compare | 92.8 | 90.4 | 94 | 78.3 | 77.6 | 77.6 | 30.5 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97.1 | 85.3 | 55.3 | 87.3 | 95.3 | 44 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.4 | 90.4 | 77.7 | 78.3 | 83 | 95.3 | 55.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From €109
Amazon 1 offer From €109
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Usage Scores
- Overall60.6
- Budget76.8
- Gaming46.6
- Laptop57.4
- Console34.3
- Portable12.6
- Workstation59
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