Corsair MP700 Gen5 M.2 SSD

Corsair's MP700 internal SSD can help take your gaming or content creation to a new level, but you'll need to buy or build a new, PCI Express 5.0-compatible PC to take full advantage of it.

-- As reviewed by PCMag
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Product details

  • Gen5 Performance Powered by NVMe 2.0: PCIe Gen5 x4 combines with the massively high-bandwidth NVMe 2.0 interface to unleash higher-speed data transfers and greater M.2 SSD performance than ever before.
  • Your PC Made Faster: Load games, boot Windows, and manage large files with unprecedented speed, reaching up to 10,000MB/sec sequential read and 9,500MB/sec sequential write speeds. *Performance and endurance vary by capacity.
  • High-Density 3D TLC NAND: Provides the ideal mix of performance and endurance to keep your drive performing at its best for years.
  • Microsoft DirectStorage: Enables the MP700 to communicate directly with your graphics card when playing compatible games, for unbelievably fast load times. *DirectStorage requires a DirectX12 GPU with Shader Model 6.0 support.
  • Backward Compatible: Support for PCIe Gen4 and Gen3 systems. *Reduced performance on PCIe Gen4 and Gen3.

PROS

+ Prodigious sequential read and write speeds
+ Excellent PCMark 10 Overall and 3DMark Storage scores
+ Stellar 4K write, file copy, and ISO copy results
+ Supports AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption

CONS

- PCI Express 5.0-compatible PC required for full performance
- Other PCIe 5.0 SSDs have faster throughput

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on June 01, 2023
Corsair's MP700 internal SSD can help take your gaming or content creation to a new level, but you'll need to buy or build a new, PCI Express 5.0-compatible PC to take full advantage of it.
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