Corsair MP700 Elite 2TB with Heatsink Gen 5 SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Corsair MP700 Elite 2TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. 128KB Sequential Performance8. 4K Random Read v QD Performance9. 4K Random Write v QD Performance10. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance11. 4K Random Performance QD1-QD812. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. 3DMark Storage Benchmark 15. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Official Benchmark16. Tempratures17. Real Life File Testing18. Closing Thoughts19. View All Pages

We took note of the drive’s temperature during some of our benchmarking runs.

Corsair's MP700 Elite with Heatsink uses Phison's latest Gen5 controller, the PS5031-E31T which has been designed to run cooler than Phison's first Gen5 controller, the mighty E26 and to help enable this the E31T uses a 7nm process. The passive cooler that Corsair has used for the drive isn't as chunky as some we've seen for a Gen 5 drive.

Under benchmarking the hottest the drive got was 42°C when the drive was running the ATTO benchmark which is 28°C off the maximum operating temperature of 70°C. For the majority of the testing, the drive averaged 36.4°C which for a Gen5 drive is very impressive while the 4 K-based tests averaged out at 33°C, another impressive figure.

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