MSI Spatium M580 2TB, M.2 2280 / M-Key / PCIe 5.0 x4

To put it simply, the MSI Spatium M580 FROZR is one of the fastest solid state drives we have ever tested. The MSI Spatium M580 FROZR excels in multiple categories and led the pack or remained highly competitive throughout all of our tests. The MSI Spatium M580 FROZR offers some of the highest sequential transfers, fastest game level load times, and it finishe at or near the top of the charts in the trace-based 3DMark and PCMark tests. Latency was very good across the board as well, and MSI offers a competitive 5-year warranty. msi spatium m580 frozr style The MSI Spatium M580 FROZR isn’t for everyone, though. The drive is currerntly priced in premium territory due to its high-performance components and included tower-type cooler. The MSI Spatium M580 FROZR is priced at $329, which is just at ouch higher than other high-end drives like the Crucial T705 w/ Heatsink, but about 10% – 20% higher similar performing Gen 5 NVMe drives that don’t include heatsinks. That premium is well worth it in our opinion if the MSI Spatium M580 FROZR is a good fit for your system and you don't want to worry about the possibility of your drive thermal throttling. With that in mind, we have no problem recommending the MSI Spatium M580 FROZR to any PC enthusiast, gamer or content creator looking for a fast, high-end Gen 5 SSD. The MSI Spatium M580 FROZR is consistently fast and reliable and is among the best enthusiast-class solid state drives currently on the market.

The MSI Spatium M580 is the company's first 14 GB/s PCI-Express Gen 5 SSD, and it's available in a 4 TB version. Unlike many competitors, MSI has chosen a passive heatsink, which ensures there's no additional fan noise. Testing in our review confirms that there's no thermal throttling either.