Corsair MP600 500GB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD MP600 with 500GB (CSSD-F500GBMP600) from the brand Corsair.

Performance score 
4463
Price/GB
n/a
Read
4,950 MB/s
 Write
2,500 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image MP600
Manufacturer Corsair  
Model number CSSD-F500GBMP600
Capacity 500 GB (466 GiB)
pSLC cache 176 GB approx.
Read speed 4950 MB/s
Write speed 2500 MB/s
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM cache ✓ Yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 900 terabyte
Warranty 5 Years
Controller Phison PS5016-E16

Product
Score
Price
Corsair MP600 2TB
7375
n/a
Corsair MP600 1TB
7019
n/a
  Current price
n/a
(= n/a / GB)
 Stock status unknown
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Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
63 %
Write speed
38 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.
v0.386a
OS: 10.0 build 19045 
Drive   : 0(NVME)
Driver  : W10(0:3)
Model   : Force MP600                             
Fw      : EGFM15.1
Size    : 476940 MB [500.1 GB]
LBA Size: 512
CEL not supported
Read_System_Info_5008 error: -1
Firmware lock supported [02 01] [P004] [0100]
Handshake error: 0
Drive unlocked [02 03]
F/W     : EGFM15.1 00
P/N     : 511-230307357   
Bank00: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x8,0x16 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank01: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x8,0x16 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank02: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x8,0x16 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank03: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x8,0x16 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank04: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x8,0x16 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank05: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x8,0x16 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank06: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x8,0x16 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank07: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0x3,0x76,0xe4,0x8,0x16 - Toshiba 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Controller    : PS5016-E16
CPU Clk       : 733
Flash CE      : 8
Flash Channel : 8
Interleave    : 1
Flash CE Mask : [++++++++ -------- -------- --------]
Die per CE    : 1
Block per CE  : 3324
Page per Block: 1344
Bit Per Cell  : 3(TLC)
DRAM Size,MB  : 512
DRAM Clock,MHz: 1600
DRAM Type     : DDR4
PMIC Type     : PS6102/PS6106
PE Cycle Limit: 2000
SLC cache     : 0xFFFFFFFF/0x400000

We put the Corsair NVMe M.2 SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 4463 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Corsair MP600 500GB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
4,003.30 MB/s
2,101.00 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
54.16 MB/s
80.11 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1,105.05 MB/s
1,901.49 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.023 ms
0.107 ms
Score
1560
2192
Total score 
4463

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 30 December 2023 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Corsair MP600 500GB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1,798.28 MB/s
1.28 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,127.40 MB/s
6.24 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,884.85 MB/s
3.67 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: Corsair MP600 500GB M.2 SSD

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 4950 MB/s and 2500 MB/s) the Corsair SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Corsair MP600 500GB M.2 SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
4,727.80
2,203.68
SEQ1M
Q1T1
3,042.31
2,204.00
RND4K
Q32T16
1,308.66
2,164.84
RND4K
Q1T1
58.42
197.07

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
4,508.80
2,101.60
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,901.40
2,101.90
RND4K
Q32T16
319,496.00
528,527.00
RND4K
Q1T1
14,262.00
48,112.80

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1,773.34
3,800.36
SEQ1M
Q1T1
344.47
475.27
RND4K
Q32T16
1,600.35
967.45
RND4K
Q1T1
70.00
20.67

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Corsair MP600 500GB M.2 SSD

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Corsair NVMe M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: Corsair MP600 500GB M.2 SSD

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Corsair NVMe M.2 SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Corsair MP600 500GB M.2 SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Corsair NVMe M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: Corsair MP600 500GB M.2 SSD


You can find information about the test system at the bottom of the homepage.
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