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
I am happy to stay on 4.0 I just want larger capacity and lower prices. Don't really care for Gen 1 PCI e 5.0 controllers that require active cooling.
Other than DirectStorage, us consumer/prosumer/enthusiasts haven't been shown many 'exciting' features.
Outside the aforementioned markets, extreme increases in storage bandwidth are helping to advance AI/MI greatly; where do we benefit?
Hope the industry isnt planning to artificially lock out directstorage on older drives. higher prices which means profits.
The industry could go two ways either gradual lower cost over time or higher performance to maintain cost premium.
Problem with performance path it adds premium to motherboards for higher pcie spec.
Its diminishing returns faster you get, I expect a pcie5 drive feels no faster than a pcie3 drive in day to day use. With pcie3 feeling only slightly faster than SATA.