Corsair’s speedy new PCIe 5 SSD hits an ultra-swift 14,900 MB/s

Corsair isn’t the largest identify in terms of storage, however it’s definitely turning heads amongst players and fans. The MP700 collection has among the quickest SSDs round, and the latest member tops all of them, not less than based on the promotional materials. The MP700 Professional XT is now accessible to order in 1TB and 2TB M.2 choices.

These PCIe 5.0 drives are rated at 14,900 MB/s sequential write and 14,500 MB/s learn, which might give them an virtually 50 % enhance over the present MP700 Elite collection (additionally PCIe 5.0). And based on PCWorld’s assessment of that drive from a few yr in the past, Corsair can certainly hit its promotional benchmarks, not less than underneath splendid situations. That pace would additionally edge out our present decide for the perfect PCIe 5.0 drive available on the market—the TeamGroup Z450—by a substantial margin.

Corsair says that the 3D TLC NAND storage is a perfect mixture of “efficiency, endurance, and worth,” and that its NVMe 2.0 setup is power-efficient. I’d look forward to a full assessment earlier than I took these claims at face worth, however that shouldn’t take too lengthy. Each 1TB and 2TB drives are delivery now for $160 and $250, respectively. They’re solely accessible in 2280 format (80mm, full-size M.2) and with out a heatsink, for now.