-HuNTeR- Posted April 14, 2024 Posted April 14, 2024 Since Phison‘s release of its new E26 controller, more and more Gen5 SSDs are entering the market. A couple of months ago, MSI released its Spatium M570 PRO FROZR, a PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSD featuring Phison’s E26 controller paired with 3D TLC NAND flash chips. MSI has been teasing its Gen5 SSDs for many months, and they even showcased them at CES 2024 last month. Today, we are checking out the Spatium M570 Frozr Gen5 SSD with a 2TB capacity. Let’s find out how MSI’s Spatium M570 performs and how it stacks up against the competition. MSI Spatium M570 Frozr PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2TB SSD Review MSI has upgraded its SSD lineup with the Spatium M570 Pro, a second-generation PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD that follows the initial Spatium M570 series, known for its distinctive golden heatsink. The Spatium M570 offered sequential read and write speeds of up to 10,000MB/s. The latest M570 Pro, however, pushes the speed further, reaching up to 12,400 MB/s and 11,800 MB/s in sequential read and write, respectively. It offers a notable improvement over the first generation of Gen5 SSDs and enhances overall performance for users seeking faster data access and transfer rates. The Spatium M570 Frozr came in a small, compact box. You can see a photo of the SSD at the front, including the capacity and speed, and some additional information is printed on the back of the box. Nothing is fancy about it, but the SSD is cradled securely inside the box. Out of the box, the Spatium M570 is pre-assembled, meaning the SSD is already attached to the heatsink. I think MSI discourages users from disassembling or removing the heatsink from the SSD. There’s a chance that users may damage the SSD itself. That’s also the reason why I didn’t disassemble my M570 Pro. The heatsink of the SSD is quite tall, but it doesn’t have an active fan, unlike what MSI teased to us sometime mid-last year. The one with an active cooling fan is the M570 Frozr+, which can reach up to 14,000 MB/s and 12,000 MB/s in sequential read and write speeds, respectively. Unfortunately, that model isn’t out yet. Size-wise, the Spatium M570 Frozr’s heatsink is quite tall. It measures 94.80mm in length, 71.65mm in height, and 24.00mm in width. Although the heatsink is not that thick, unfortunately, MSI didn’t tilt or make an offset on the heatsink, unlike Gigabyte’s Aorus 12000 Gen5 SSD. As a result, if you have a large tower cooler, like the Noctua NH-U12A, there’s not enough room or clearance, and the Spatium M570 Pro’s heatsink will hit the CPU cooler. It would be best to use an AIO liquid cooler; otherwise, you may encounter some clearance issues. I didn’t dismantle my M570 Pro, but under the hood are the Phison PS5026-E26 controller, four Micron 232L 3D TLC NAND flash chips (two on each side of the PCB), and a 4GB SKhynix LPDDR4 DRAM for the 2TB capacity. As you can see from the photo above, MSI’s Spatium M570 Frozr is the tallest. Gigabyte’s Aorus Gen5 12000 SSD is in between, followed by Corsair’s MP700 Gen5 SSD. The Corsair MP700 is the smallest or more compact Gen5 SSD among the three. But it has an active cooling fan, and you must connect it to a SATA power. More in: Source.
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