Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

MSI M480 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 1TB vs MSI S270 SATA 2.5 960GB

Key differences

SSD capacity
- M480 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 1TB:1 TB
- S270 SATA 2.5 960GB:960 GB
SSD form factor
- M480 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 1TB:M.2
- S270 SATA 2.5 960GB:2.5"
Interface
- M480 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 1TB:PCI Express 4.0
- S270 SATA 2.5 960GB:Serial ATA III
NVMe
- M480 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 1TB:Yes
- S270 SATA 2.5 960GB:No
Read speed
- M480 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 1TB:7400 MB/s
- S270 SATA 2.5 960GB:500 MB/s
Write speed
- M480 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 1TB:6000 MB/s
- S270 SATA 2.5 960GB:450 MB/s
Random read (4KB)
- M480 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 1TB:750000 IOPS
- S270 SATA 2.5 960GB:55000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)
- M480 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 1TB:1000000 IOPS
- S270 SATA 2.5 960GB:80000 IOPS

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Comparison of M480 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 1TB, S270 SATA 2.5 960GB
27 specifications	A MSI M480 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 1TB View product	B MSI S270 SATA 2.5 960GB View product
Features10 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	1 TB	960 GB
SSD form factorDiffers	M.2	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	PCI Express 4.0	Serial ATA III
NVMeDiffers	Yes	No
NVMe versionKnown for one	1.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory type	3D NAND	3D NAND
Component for	PC/Laptop	PC/Laptop
M.2 SSD sizeKnown for one	2280 (22 x 80 mm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedDiffers	7400 MB/s	500 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	6000 MB/s	450 MB/s
Random read (4KB)Differs	750000 IOPS	55000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)Differs	1000000 IOPS	80000 IOPS
Controller typeKnown for one	Phison E18	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express interface data lanesKnown for one	x4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express CEM revisionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
ECC	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	1600000 h	2000000 h
TBW ratingDiffers	700	500
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
TRIM supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)Differs	9.5 W	2.1 W
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	22 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	80 mm	100.2 mm
HeightDiffers	2.15 mm	7 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 70 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 85 °C	-40 - 85 °C

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