The Corsair MP600 Core XT is a mid-range QLC-based PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD designed to offer extra capacity at an affordable price. very similar to Important P3 Plus It’s going to be more expensive now, but with all the same benefits and caveats. This price is likely to drop after launch, making it a reasonable alternative for extra fast storage.
QLC flash lacks the durability and performance characteristics of TLC, but this can be difficult to determine, especially when paired with a robust controller like the Phison E21T. The MP600 Core XT doesn’t offer anything exciting here, but more competition is a good thing. Recent SSD pricing trends are making higher-capacity SSDs more affordable, and this drive It’s plenty faster than the older PCIe 3.0 option, making it a comfortable choice.
specification
| product | 1TB | 2TB | 4TB |
|---|---|---|---|
| price | $59.99 | $136.95 | $284.99 |
| form factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| interface/protocol | PCIe 4.0 x 4 | PCIe 4.0 x 4 | PCIe 4.0 x 4 |
| controller | Phison E21T | Phison E21T | Phison E21T |
| DRAM | N/A (HMB) | N/A (HMB) | N/A (HMB) |
| flash memory | 176-layer micron QLC | 176-layer micron QLC | 176-layer micron QLC |
| Sequential read | 5,000MBps | 5,000MBps | 5,000MBps |
| Sequential write | 3,500MBps | 4,400MBps | 4,400MBps |
| random read | 700K | 700K | 600K |
| random write | 900K | 1000K | 1000K |
| safety | AES 256-bit | AES 256-bit | AES 256-bit |
| Endurance (TBW) | 250TB | 450TB | 900TB |
| part number | CSSD-F1000GBMP600CXT | CSSD-F2000GBMP600CXT | CSSD-F4000GBMP600CXT |
| guarantee | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years |
The Corsair MP600 Core XT is available in 1 TB, 2 TB and 4 TB for $59.99, $136.95 and $284.99 respectively.These prices are at the time of writing and are Important P3 Plus some time after launch. The drive can manage up to 5,000 / 4,400 MBps for sequential reads and writes and 700K / 1000K IOPS for random reads and writes. The former is slightly higher than the P3 Plus.
Endurance is also close to P3 Plus at 250 TB, 450 TB, and 900 TB written per capacity, significantly lower than 1 TB and 2 TB Solidigm P41 PlusThis is within the 5 year warranty period.
Software and accessories
The MP600 Core XT comes with support for Corsair SSD Toolbox. This downloadable application displays drive and SMART information and allows some related operations. The latter includes over-provisioning, secure erase, cloning, and TRIM optimization.
look carefully
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The drive has an SSD controller and four NAND packages. The 4TB model is similar, but the 1TB model only has two NAND packages. There is no DRAM present as this controller can utilize system memory through the Host Memory Buffer (HMB) NVMe feature.
The SSD controller is the Phison E21T that I have seen many times. As well as perform well with TLC. silicon power UD90, Team group MP44Land Corsair’s own MP600GSLike the MP600 GS, Corsair is a little behind the game as they have tested this controller with QLC. Important P3 Plus.
Each NAND package contains 512 GB of Micron’s 176-layer QLC (N48R) in a quad die package (QDP) configuration. This is also true for 1 TB with half the number of packages, but 4 TB is packed into 1 TB per package in an Octal Die Package (ODP) configuration. This allows the MP600 Core XT to be single-sided at all capacities, useful for builds with limited space.
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