Tuesday, June 4th 2024

MSI Shows New SPATIUM M560 SSD, SPATIUM Vapor Chamber SSD Cooler, and other SSD Accessories at Computex 2024

MSI also brought plenty of SSD products to the Computex 2024 show, including the new SPATIUM M560 PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSD based on the Phison E31T controller and Kioxia's 218-layer BiCS 3D TLC NAND, the new SPATIUM non-metal Vapor Chamber SSD Thermal Solution, and a couple of SSD accessories, including the DATAMAG Magnetic Portable SSD and the DATAVAULT SSD Enclosure.

As said, the new SPATIUM M560 PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSD will use the Phison 7 nm E31T controller paired up with Kioxia 8th generation 218-layer BiCS 3D TLC NAND and offer transfer rates of up to 10,000 MB/s. The controller, according to MSI, should bring up to a 15 percent reduction in power consumption as well as "maximize bandwidths and link efficiency". It will be available in 1 TB, and 2 TB capacities, and MSI will probably have a version that will include the new SPATIUM non-metal Vapor Chamber SSD Thermal Solution which has been also showcased at the Computex 2024 show. MSI says that this is yet another world's first, which uses "a two-phase flow transition of gas and liquid with minimal signal interference, ensuring rapid and silent heat exchange." According to MSI, the new SPATIUM non-metal Vapor Chamber SSD Thermal Solution should provide up to 11 degrees lower temperature compared to a standard aluminium heatsink.
In addition, MSI also brought a couple of neat SSD accessories to the Computex 2024 show, including the DATAMAG Magnetic Portable SSD, which is as the name suggests, a portable SSD that can magnetically attach to any metal device or any other device with a metal ring included in the packaging. It uses USB 4.0 connectivity with Phison U21 controller, offering up to 40 Gbps on USB4 and up to 20 Gbps on USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 interface, and will be available in 1 TB, 2 TB, and 4 TB capacities. The DATAVAULT SSD enclosure uses USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2 interface for up to 20 Gbps transfer speeds and supports M.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs in 2242, 2260, and 2280 form-factor. It has an aluminium design with IP68 rating, and is compatible with most devices as well as Apple's Find My feature.
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7 Comments on MSI Shows New SPATIUM M560 SSD, SPATIUM Vapor Chamber SSD Cooler, and other SSD Accessories at Computex 2024

#1
AusWolf
Non-metal vapour chamber... So what is it then if not metal? :oops:
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#2
natr0n
I thought I was looking at glass dimms for a good while.
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#3
phanbuey
really more of a vapor blanket.
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#4
ARF
AusWolfNon-metal vapour chamber... So what is it then if not metal? :oops:
I don't know. Most thermally conductive materials:

Diamond – 2000 – 2200 W/m•K
Silver – 429 W/m•K
Copper – 398 W/m•K
Gold – 315 W/m•K
Aluminum nitride – 310 W/m•K
Silicon carbide – 270 W/m•K
Aluminum – 237 W/m•K
Tungsten – 173 W/m•K
Graphite 168 W/m•K
Zinc 116 W/m•K

thermtest.com/thermal-resources/top-10-resources/top-10-thermally-conductive-materials
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#5
MachineLearning
I really appreciate how open MSI is about the controller used. If you check their website for a given M.2 SSD it always states it. Much better than TeamGroup for example, who swap to Realtek controllers whenever possible on their PCIe 3.0 SSDs and from Maxio to Phison on the MP44.
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#6
Wirko
MachineLearningI really appreciate how open MSI is about the controller used. If you check their website for a given M.2 SSD it always states it. Much better than TeamGroup for example, who swap to Realtek controllers whenever possible on their PCIe 3.0 SSDs and from Maxio to Phison on the MP44.
So this appears to be the first SSD announced to have the E31T controller. It will be quite disappointing if Phison and MSI only managed to reduce consumption by 15% (presumably against the E26). At least at low speeds it should be much, much lower than this:

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#7
Minus Infinity
natr0nI thought I was looking at glass dimms for a good while.
LOL me too, I was going WTaF.
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