The SSD sector can count on a myriad of options, increasingly differentiated by target use. Corsair, with the recent series MP 400 (we have already talked about it at ‘deed of the official presentation), chooses to focus on high capacities that go hand in hand with high performance, thanks to the adoption of the PCIe 3.0 x4 interface. Just think that the smallest cut is 1TB, going up to 8TB, passing between the 2TB and 4TB intermediates.

The units rely on Phison solutions as regards the controller, specifically the model PS 5012-IS12 S . Today there is practically only one way to reach such high capacities, that is to make use of very “dense” memory chips, namely those of the QLC, Quad Level Cell type. adopts chip Micron 3D QLC a 96 layers , characterized by excellent quality and good capacity / performance ratio. By virtue of performance, the 8-channel configuration of the controller used also comes in handy.

The declared performances are of 3480 MB / s in reading for all units, while for writing we speak of 3000 MB / s (2TB, 4TB and 8TB), which drop to 1880 MB / s for the 1TB model. This is excellent performance for a PCIe 3.0 x4, which we will be able to confirm or deny in our synthetic tests. Regarding the warranty Corsair covers its MPs 400 with 5 years, guaranteeing an endurance of 200 TBW, 400 TBW, 800 TBW and 1600 TBW for 1TB, 2TB, 4TB and 8TB models respectively.

Synthetic tests

With AS SSD we tested as usual the scenarios with 1GB sample and 02 GB. As usual, the values ​​obtained with this test are always lower than declared, but they settled on values ​​close to 3000 MB / s reading and 2800 MB / s writing . The most significant fact is that there is practically no difference between the two scenarios.

With CrystalDiskMark we find the values ​​declared in reading practically in all the scenarios taken into consideration (1GB, 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB), while the unit shows some trouble with the more expensive patterns in writing (22 GB and 64 GB), settling around the 900 MB / s. The pattern from 16 GB, however, returned values ​​close to the declared value, which is why it is reasonable to expect “normal” behavior in almost all the scenarios of ordinary use.

This family of SSDs enriches the range of options for the user looking for a good product, which at the same time offers a good capacity. Corsair also indicated the official prices, which we report in the table.

Better to reiterate, these are official figures, which could undergo changes (downwards) depending on the distribution channel. Do not surprise the figure of approximately 1500 ?? for the 8TB model, which is not that high for the capacity and performance offered. For example, consider that Samsung 870 QVO with the same capacity costs approximately 850 Euro, but with the typical performance of SATA drives (550 MB / s, maximum). Corsair MP 400 therefore constitutes a valid proposal for those looking for high-performance SSD solutions that are at the same time capacious and economical (to be PCIe).