SSD Description
The Corsair MP600 ELITE uses the Phison PS5027-E27T controller paired with Kioxia 162-layer BiCS6 3D TLC NAND and relies on Host Memory Buffer (HMB) instead of onboard DRAM to target PCIe Gen4 x4 bandwidth while reducing power and thermal output.
Key Specifications
- Interface: PCIe Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
- Sequential Speeds: 7000 MB/s Read, 6500 MB/s Write
- Controller: Phison PS5027-E27T (4-Channel)
- NAND Flash: Kioxia 162-Layer BiCS6 3D TLC
- DRAM Cache: No (Uses Host Memory Buffer / HMB)
- Endurance: 1200 TBW (Total Bytes Written)
- Physical Layout: Single-sided PCB (2280)
- Encryption: AES 256-bit support
Hardware Alternatives
- Sabrent Rocket 4 (E27T Refresh): Shares the same Phison E27T reference design; performance differences are primarily minor firmware or binning variations.
- Inland TN470: Shares the same Phison E27T reference design; performance differences are primarily minor firmware or binning variations.
- Lexar NM790 2000GB: Uses the Maxio MAP1602 controller and 232-layer YMTC NAND; offers a similar Max-Gen4 throughput profile without DRAM, with a different controller architecture.
- WD_BLACK SN770 2000GB: Western Digital proprietary design that helped pioneer the high-performance DRAM-less segment; the MP600 ELITE generally outperforms it in sequential throughput due to the newer E27T controller.
- Samsung 990 EVO 2000GB: Another DRAM-less hybrid solution; the MP600 ELITE offers higher sequential read/write ceilings.