Friday, January 27th 2023
Corsair Accidentally Reveals MP700 PCIe 5.0 SSD, Running at 10 GB/s
Corsair has teased its fastest PCIe 5.0 SSD yet in an M.2 form factor. The company published some initial details about its upcoming product in a short video. However, the video has been taken private, indicating that the launch date may be at a later stage of the year. Thanks to Overclock3D, we saw its looks and got a slight peek at the product. Called the MP700, the SSD is supposedly boasting a fantastic 10 GB/s read capability. The write section is also impressive, with the NVMe SSD capable of reaching around 9 GB/s of what we suppose is a sustained write speed. It uses 3D TLC NAND Flash and supports Microsoft DirectStorage technology for faster load time. Below is a quote from Corsair about the MP700.
Sources:
Overclock3D, via VideoCardz
CorsairExperience the performance of PCIe Gen5 storage in your system, with up to 10,000MB/sec sequential read and 9,500MB/sec sequential write speeds for amazingly fast save, boot, and load times.
The high-bandwidth NVMe 2.0 interface and high-density 3D TLC NAND flash memory offer outstanding performance and longevity. Slot the MP700 directly into your motherboard thanks to its M.2 2280 form-factor, while a stylish aluminum heatsink helps manage temperatures and reduce throttling. Microsoft DirectStorage enables unprecedented load times when playing compatible games.
55 Comments on Corsair Accidentally Reveals MP700 PCIe 5.0 SSD, Running at 10 GB/s
Optane goes brrrrrrrrr
PCIe 3 = 3,5~
PCIe 4 = 7~
PCIe 5 = 10 ?
it seems to be lower than it should be, or is it just the first to be that fast?
Plus it's a borderline meaningless number anyway because very few workloads will leverage sequential speeds where it would matter if you were transferring at four or ten gigabytes per second.
Do you spend all day copying Bluray rips from one drive to another? Perfect - grab a PCIe 5.0 drive.
First Gen PCI e 4.0 drivers were 5 then it increased to 7
I think I've seen one PCI e 5.0 drive doing 12 but then you have to start worrying about active cooling etc.
Testbed with i9-13900KS
I don't need more speed or heat...
Once the "next gen" of NAND arrives in mass production, 12k should be doable quite easily with the same controllers and some companies have already demoed it.
However, with everyone scaling back NAND production at the moment, it's likely that the cuttinge edge NAND is what will end up being put on the back burner.
But I wunder if that thing in the middle, is a small fan. Early on, rumors said gen 5 ssd might need active cooling.
So instead of 2280, we should start seeing 2580 drives.