Corsair MP700 Pro XT Gen5 2TB SSD Review – Phison’s E28 Controller Features Low Power and Top Speeds

3D MARK STORAGE GAMING BENCHMARK

UL Solutions has created a new storage gaming benchmark that we will start to use as new SSDs come in. The 3DMark Storage Benchmark DLC extends 3DMark Advanced Edition with a dedicated component test for measuring the gaming performance of SSDs and other storage hardware. It supports all the latest storage technologies and tests practical, real-world gaming performance for activities such as loading games, saving progress, installing game files, and recording gameplay video streams.

The MP700 Pro XT placed in the top three of  all SSDs tested in this software, with 7393 total points.

3D MARK MS DIRECT STORAGE FEATURE TEST

As our Corsair MP700 Pro XT 2TB SSD is MS DirectStorage compatible, we thought we might take advantage of the 3DMark DirectStorage Feature Test and see how this SSD fared.  MS DirectStorage, in very basic terms, allows direct transfer of data from your SSD storage directly to your GPU, eliminating its historical necessary passage from the SSD through the CPU to RAM, back through the CPU and finally to the GPU VRAM. This is, for the most part at this time, intended on increasing game load times,reducing CPU overhead and providing more detailed graphics.

In our testing, data transfer achieved a 158.3% faster transfer of data than with MS DirectStorage disabled.

REPORT ANALYSIS AND FINAL THOUGHTS

Having already demonstrated the impressive speed and power efficiency of the Phison E28 Gen5 SSD controller in earlier testing, we had high expectations for the Corsair MP700 Pro XT. It didn’t disappoint. The drive delivered the best PCMark 10 results we’ve ever recorded, followed by Top 3 finishes in True Data Testing, 3DMark Storage, and Final Fantasy Game Load benchmarks.

The MP700 Pro XT delivered outstanding results with peak throughput of 14.2GB/s read and 13.2GB/s write, an impressive 2.2M IOPS, and a remarkable 158.3% performance boost when Microsoft DirectStorage was enabled. It includes a 5-year limited warranty, and, while its launch price migght be a bit higher than its competitors, that’s expected for a first-release, high-performance, low-power SSD.

But that’s only part of the story. The MP700 Pro XT achieves all of this while offering some of the best power efficiency we’ve seen in its class, maintaining performance under the 6.5 watt threshold. This means longer battery life for laptops and cooler, more stable operation overall. Editor’s Choice!

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