Corsair has simply unveiled the MP600 Elite SSDa brand new PCIe 4.0 M.2 drive that may hit as much as 7,000MB/s learn velocity and is out there in a particular PS5-compatible model for a no-stress PS5 storage improve.
The brand new Corsair drive trying to earn a spot on our greatest SSD for gaming information is out there instantly and is available in 1TB and 2TB variations, with a 4TB possibility arriving in April 2024.
All of the totally different variations of the drive boast the identical learn velocity of seven,000MB/s however have slight variances in write velocity. The 2TB mannequin tops out at 6,500MB/s whereas the 1TB model hits 6,200MB/s. These figures total are beneath the very quickest PCIe 5.0 drives however are nonetheless double what older PCIe 3.0 drives can obtain.
On the subject of random learn and write speeds, the drives hit 1M IOPs (QD32) learn and as much as 1.2M IOPs for the 2TB and 1M IOPs for the 1TB drive. Figures aren’t but accessible for the 4TB variant.
Variations with and with out a heatsink can be found, with the heatsink model costing a mere $5 extra. In the meantime, the PS5-optimized model is identical worth as the traditional heatsink fashions however has a barely smaller PS5-compatible heatsink.
The write ranking for the drives begins at 600TBW for the 1TB mannequin rising to 1200TBW for the 2TB model. These are each typical figures for these sizes of drive when utilizing the triple-level cell (TLC) NAND these drives are utilizing – versus quad-level (QLC) or two-level (MLC).
Pricing begins at $90 for the non-heatsink 1TB drive, rising to $95 for the heatsink and PS5 variations, whereas the 2TB mannequin begins at $165 and rises to $170. These are overly low-cost costs however are aggressive with different higher-spec PCIe SSDs.
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