Corsair launches their mid-range MP300 series of NVMe SSDs
Corsair launches their mid-range MP300 series of NVMe SSDs
This gap in the market is why Corsair has created their new Force MP300 series of SSDs, offering mid-range NVMe performance that can blitz past SATA drives while providing a compelling price/capacity ratio. To make the Force MP300, Corsair has combined 3D TLC NAND with PCIe 3.0 2x controller, limiting the complexity of the drive to offer a balance between pricing and read/write performance.Â
Like most modern SSDs, not every MP300 SSD is created equal, with higher capacities offering increased read and write speeds. Below we can see a 2x increase in Sequential Write performance when moving from 120GB to 240GB capacities, showing how drives with larger storage sizes can better saturate the controller on modern SSDs.Â
 | Corsair Force MP300 Series SSD | |||
Capacity | 120GB | 250GB | 500GB | 1TB |
NAND | 3D TLC | |||
PCIe lanes | 3.0 x2 | 3.0 x2 | 3.0 x2 | 3.0 x2 |
Form Factor | M.2 2280 | |||
Sequential Read | 1,520 MB/s | 1,580 MB/s | 1,600 MB/s | 1,600 MB/s |
Sequential Write | 460 MB/s | 920 MB/s | 1,040 MB/s | 1,080 MB/s |
4K Random Read | 110K IOPS | 180K IOPS | 220K IOPS | 240K IOPS |
4K Random Write | 80K IOPS | 110K IOPS | 200K IOPS | 210 IOPS |
Warranty | 5 years |
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Price | $49.99 | $84.99 | $154.99 | $319.99 |
While Corsair’s MP300 may not offer the same performance levels of its faster MP500 series counterpart, the MP300’s pricing more than makes up for this performance shortcoming, making NVMe SSDs a lot more affordable for the mass market. Â
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