Corsair Launches Force Series MP510 NVMe SSD

Today Corsair is launching the Force Series MP510 as their new high-end M.2 NVMe SSD. The MP510 is a big improvement over the preceding MP500, replacing the Phison E7 controller with the new E12 controller and switching from planar MLC NAND to Toshiba's 64-layer 3D TLC NAND. The MP510 is based on the Phison E12 reference design we tested a few months ago, with slightly improved performance and power efficiency. This makes it generally competitive with other high-end TLC SSDs, giving Phison customers like Corsair their first credible high-end NVMe SSDs.

Corsair Force Series MP510 Specifications
Capacity		240 GB	480 GB	960 GB	1920 GB
Form Factor		double-sided M.2 2280, PCIe 3 x4
Controller		Phison PS5012-E12
NAND Flash		Toshiba BiCS3 256Gb 64-layer 3D TLC
Sequential Read		3100 MB/s	3480 MB/s	3480 MB/s	3480 MB/s
Sequential Write		1050 MB/s	2000 MB/s	3000 MB/s	2700 MB/s
Random Read		180k IOPS	360k IOPS	610k IOPS	485k IOPS
Random Write		240k IOPS	440k IOPS	570k IOPS	530k IOPS
Power	Read	6.1 W	6.7 W	6.9 W	7.1 W
	Write	3.5 W	4.8 W	5.6 W	6.2 W
	Idle	30 mW
Warranty		5 years
Write Endurance		400 TB 0.9 DWPD	800 TB 0.9 DWPD	1700 TB 1.0 DWPD	3120 TB 0.9 DWPD
MSRP		$65.99 (27¢/GB)	$124.99 (26¢/GB)	$235.99 (25¢/GB)

The performance, power efficiency, warranty and write endurance rating are all up to par for a high-end drive in today's market. However, with the Silicon Motion SM2262EN controller coming soon, 96L 3D NAND starting to ship, and possible new SSD announcements at a Samsung event tomorrow, the Corsair MP510 and similar Phison E12 drives are facing strong competition.

The Corsair Force MP510 is currently available in capacities from 240GB to 960GB, with a 1920GB model coming soon. Our review of the 960GB model will be up later this week, but most of our benchmark results are already online in our Bench database.